short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
to show someone's true colors; to remove someone's mask; (lit.) to take the veneer off something
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
entry; going into; approach
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to relax; to feel at home
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
nervousness; oversensitivity
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
both; both sides; both parties
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to fit (inside something)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
violent explosion; bursting
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane