apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; weak; feeble; effeminate
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
maximum permissible level or dosage
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
sign; indication; omen; symptom
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
way; course; the only way
high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis
going straight home (without first returning to one's workplace); returning home directly
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
to visit; to call on; (arch.) to make a noise
ingredient; component; composition
verbal promise; one's word
observation (by a crowd); (public) viewing; spectating; watching
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head; feigning ignorance; shutting one's eyes (to)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to take back; to recapture
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
appearance; expression; manifestation
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up