to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
audience; spectator; spectators
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
how; in what way; I wonder
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
hard worker; hardworking person
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
war; battle; match; game; competition
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into