cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
restlessly; restively; agitated; fidgety
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
January; first month of the lunar calendar
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
large amount of money; great cost
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
trembling from fear; trembling all over
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to recall; to remember; to recollect
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
clothes; clothing; garments
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight