actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to stop walking; to pause
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
no, not like that (but like this)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
indicate reason; infers some protest
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness