crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
declaration; proclamation; announcement
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
middle grades of primary school (third and fourth grades)
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hide; to keep to oneself
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
when it becomes; when it comes to
conviction; belief; confidence
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
at that time; in those days
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
here and there; everywhere
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
by myself; in person; by oneself
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease