licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
being about to cry; the verge of tears
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
feigned tears; crocodile tears
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
memory; sense; experience
whole face; all over one's face
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
first meeting; first interview with
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs