courageous; brave; bold; valiant
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
invisibly; secretly; privately
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
wise saying; famous saying
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
a little bit; a little while
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
news; word; tidings; omen
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to have an idea; to have a clue
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
important matter (for discussion (deliberations))
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
very; extremely; exceedingly
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe