earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
nonchalantly; without a care
personal feelings; self-interest
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
with a momentary flash of light
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
scene; sight; scenario; setting
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
manner of using one's hands
to throw into; to dump in together
untreated; left unattended (to); still to be dealt with; unprocessed
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
another; different; something else
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
composed expression; clear face
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
older brother; elder brother