miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to slap; to strike; to spank
to flare up; to burst into flames
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to become distant; to recede
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
reconciliation; make peace with
nod; inclination of the head
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
reputation; respectability
to happen to hear; to overhear
emergency early warning (cellphone, email, etc.); emergency alert
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to fall off; to tumble down