weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
(going) the pure love stories route (in movie making)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
first-rate; finest quality; the best
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
something like ...; something called ...
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to subsist; to keep on living
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
attack; assault; attempt; try
to continue to do; to persist in doing
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
at once; immediately; right now
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
stealthily; secretly; in secret