to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
vehement objection; bitter opposition
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
older brother and younger sister
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to hide; to keep to oneself
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
unwanted child; shunned child
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
the same; the said; likewise
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
insanity; an insane person
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)