certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to be silent; to say nothing
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
ratio; proportion; percentage
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
question; inquiry; enquiry
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
instant; moment; for an instant
to shake; to sway; to waver
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
companion; partner; spouse
duty; obligation; responsibility
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
besides; in addition; also; moreover
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained