fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
sour look; surly face; pout
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
eccentric; crank; oddball
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
firm; strong; solid; stable
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon