outside help; help from without; salvation by faith
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
intermediate color; intermediate colour; neutral color or tint; neutral colour
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
stage scenery; set; backdrop
patient's chart; clinical records; record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.)
risk aversion; risk reduction
commerce; trade; business
labor saving; labour saving
armour (e.g. tank); armor
plume; ornamental feather
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
shaft (e.g. machinery); axle; shaft (golf club); mine shaft; pit
to resound; to make a stir
explosive increase; rising dramatically; shooting up
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
to appear all together; to be all present
semidarkness; deep and strange; hades; the present and the other world; dark and light
celestial sphere; the heavens
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland