to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
it is I who should say so
to be too numerous; to be too much
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
batting practice facility; batting practice center; batting cage
to cause someone to worry
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
serious illness; dangerous disease
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole