charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
distrust; unjust suspicion
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
just because; even if; even though
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
right in the middle (of); midst; height
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
wisdom tooth; not knowing who one's birth parents are; person who does not know their birth parents
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to prostrate oneself (before)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
maker; manufacturer; producer; producer (of a film, play, etc.)
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
furnishings; implements; equipment
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
older brother and younger sister