miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
the front; honest; upright; decent
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
calm; composed; cool; quiet
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
and then; and so; and; so then
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
way of talking; speaking style
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense
surrounding at a distance
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
sobering up; method of sobering up
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest