to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
on bad terms; at loggerheads
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
sense of duty (obligation)
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
for a while; for some time; for a period
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
unexpectedly; surprisingly
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)