to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
region; limits; stage; level
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
preliminary step; first step
orders; instructions; directive; command
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
another time; some other time
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
choker (type of necklace)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
submersion; inundation; being flooded
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
in person; personally; (do) oneself
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
being startled; getting a shock
regulation; adjustment; control
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist