(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
hard to reach place; remote place
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
already; now; no longer; not any more
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
each encampment; strong (wind); fierce; intermittent
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not