doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
willpower; energy; vitality
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to have a talk; to tell a story
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
breath; breathing; tone; mood
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to look around; to survey
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to watch over; to watch attentively
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to shake; to sway; to waver
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound