to defend oneself; to protect oneself
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
belief; faith; conviction
the people; the public; the world
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
fire; trace of fire; heat of fire; force of a fire
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to be injured; to sustain a wound
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
weight; heavyweight boxer
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
to blaze; to burn brightly
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
spine; backbone; spinal column
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)