shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
nonchalantly; without a care
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to come to bloodshed; to see bloodshed
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
had better ...; had better not ...
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to shout (in anger); to yell
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
reopening; resumption; restarting
to pass (of time); to elapse
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist