solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
rare; extraordinary; unparalleled; unparallelled
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
two sly characters outfoxing each other
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
clear solution; clean decision
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
common-sense expectation; obvious conclusion; conventional wisdom; received opinion
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
not necessarily so; is not always true
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)