to diminish (dampen) the spirit
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to fall flat; to fall face down
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
that's a different matter; that's a different story
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to hide; to keep to oneself
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
sympathy; empathy; response
to stop talking; to be silent
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
review (of learned material); revision