stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to say; to be called; to do
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
innermost depths of one's heart
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
about this time; about now
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to look around; to take a view of
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
job description; job specification; job content
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to bend; to warp; to curve
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
(not) even once; (not) ever
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full