please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to be embarrassed for a reply
explanation; interpretation
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
nothing but; none other than
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
brilliant; bright; dazzling
dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal
isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
difficult to hear; unpleasant to hear
to stick it out (until the end)
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
emotional strength; force of will