to become brilliant; to become cheerful
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
front entrance; front door
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; a few days ago
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
adoption; selection; choice
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships