trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
to fall off; to tumble down
muttering voice; murmuring voice
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to support each other; to support one another
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
innermost depths of one's heart
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
only the results matter; it's all about the results
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
evacuation site; exposure; refuge shelter; shelter
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle