to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to take off one's glasses
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to run up to; to rush over
radiant smile; contented smile
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
self-discipline; self-improvement
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
8th day of the month; eight days
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
looking over someone's shoulder
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)