difficult to ...; hard to ...
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
fair and square; open and aboveboard
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
take the opportunity to (do something else)
to fall on one's backside
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
stepping back; drawing back
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
heart; guts; nerve; central part
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
employment (long term); hire
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
duty; obligation; responsibility
personal feelings; self-interest
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get