birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to mark the end; to spell the end
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
body; physique; build; stature
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
these guys; these fellows
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to be jealous; to be envious
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
steady; sound; reliable; solid
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with