height (of body); stature
difference; variation; difference
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
use; utility; profit; gain
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
difficult to ...; hard to ...
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
commitment; pledge; promise
failure; mistake; blunder
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
right side; right-hand side
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication