to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
while; even though; despite
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
than; from; out of; except; but; more
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
still; even now; to this day
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
tone (of voice); manner of talking
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
in that way; thus; so; so?
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend