chance (of success); odds
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to watch over; to watch attentively
one-by-one; separately; in detail
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
something like ...; something called ...
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
difficult to ...; hard to ...
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
don't worry about it; forget about it
finish; finishing; finishing touches
in this way; thus; such; uh...
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to flare up; to burst into flames
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on