action; operation; effect; function
to be reminded of; to call to mind
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
piece; fragment; one (object)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to challenge (a person) to a fight
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
at a young age; while still young
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
extremely; terrifically; super
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to thrust away; to send flying
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
even though; despite; notwithstanding
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
if so; in that case; in that situation
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground