genius; prodigy; natural gift
near oneself; close to one; familiar
chance (of success); odds
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
process; course; mechanism
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
decision; determination; resolution
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to stare back at; to look back at
being startled; getting a shock
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
mask; disguise; guise; mask
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to put one's hand on; to touch