stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
way; method; means; resource; course
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
how; in what way; by what means
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
way (of doing); manner; method; means
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to be kind to; to treat kindly
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to go bad (of food); to spoil; to turn sour
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
other side; opposite side; other party
directions; instructions; orders; command