to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
one by one; one each; one at a time
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
(how) many times; (how) often
evading blame by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
storehouse; warehouse; godown
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
by myself; in person; by oneself
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to pretend; to act (as if)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
at least; at most; (even) just
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to have a reason; to have an excuse