overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to speak ill of; to disparage
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
something; some kind of; for some reason
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
sour look; surly face; pout
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
fireball; bolide; fireball
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
only; merely; but; no more than
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
to run up to; to rush over
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
impossible to do (although wants to)
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
for a while; for some time; for a period