to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
declaration; proclamation; announcement
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
difficult to ...; hard to ...
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
just because; even if; even though
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
flight; desertion; escape
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge