to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
favorite; favourite; habitually used
place; room; margin; scope
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
hidden treasure; treasured article
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
society; the world; the times
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
as before; as ever; as it was originally
one eye; one of one's eyes
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to concern; to be related
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time