sympathy; compassion; pity
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
way of reciting; way of telling a story
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
personal feelings; self-interest
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
day after day; day by day
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to be dispersed; to get separated
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to say no more; to sink into silence
here and there; in places
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose