to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
villain; outlaw; assassin
to push aside; to brush aside
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to leave unfinished; to abandon
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
directly; in person; firsthand
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to string along (of rope, etc.)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to wet; to moisten; to dampen
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself