losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
a long, long time ago; very long ago
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
red; vermilion; cinnabar; scarlet
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
war; fighting; fierce competition
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
hell on earth; living hell
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to limp; to drag one's feet
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
surely (not); certainly (not)
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
not worth considering; out of the question
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
stone image of an animal; stone figures of animals
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
decision; judgment; resolution
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring