in comparison to; rather than
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
near; close; beside; third person
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
crown; diadem; bottle cap
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
much less; to say nothing of
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
act of mercy; helping another person
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in