help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
unexpected meeting; coincidence
suspicious-looking; fishy
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
urgent; pressing; exigent
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
powdered; powdery; pulverized
brush (for painting, basting, etc.)
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
neighbouring house; neighboring house
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
difficult problem; challenge
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
extremely disappointing; extremely frustrating; mortifying; vexing
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
business hours; opening hours; office hours
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
going up and down; going back and forth
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention