evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
shock therapy; shock treatment
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
violent emotion; passion; fury
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
helping hand; help; support; aid
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft, warships, etc.)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
by today; before the day is over
to figure out; to get an idea
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
limited; limiting; restrictive
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
just because; even if; even though
sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over