serious wound; serious injury
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
improvement; amelioration
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
power; authority; influence
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
personal appearance; character; personality
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
good-for-nothing; worthless
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
marketing system; sales method; sales plan
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to hide; to conceal oneself
explanation; interpretation
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
here and there; in twos and threes; now and then; from time to time; lightly fluttering (of falling petals, leaves, etc.); swirling (in the wind)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
slim; slender; slight; delicate
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty