death penalty; capital punishment
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
no matter how much time passes
beautification; glorification
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
unless one ...; if one does not ...
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
scenery; scene; landscape
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
recovery; undoing; recall
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to say; to be called; to do
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
stairwell; stair hall; staircase
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around