to turn towards; to point
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
sincere; earnest; serious
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to say; to tell; to state; to do
influence (on someone); inspiration
health; healthy; sound; fit
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
though; notwithstanding; although
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
at work; in the midst of work; working
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
go that far; to that extent
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
noisy; confused; uproarious
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with