child's tear-stained face
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
quenching; hardening; tempering
to hit (someone) once; to give (somebody) a punch; to intimidate (someone)
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
invitation; introduction; temptation
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding
in name only; titular; nominal
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
original intention; initial resolution
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
near; close; beside; third person
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
person of common sense; common sense man
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
good person; virtuous person