reinforcement; strengthening
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
husband and wife; married couple
while; even though; despite
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
one's house; one's home; one's family
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to collect; to assemble; to gather
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
most part; greater part; majority
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
to some extent; to a certain extent
offender; transgressor; violator
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole