preparing to flee; being ready to run away
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
injury; inflicting bodily injury
two colours; two varieties; two types
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
rhythmically (beating, e.g. gong); clip-clopping (e.g. horse); crumbly; ambling; strolling; dozing
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit
changing again and again; seesawing back and forth; being in a state of flux
critical (condition); serious
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
dignity; majesty; sanctity
dung beetle; gold beetle; goldbug; maggots in faeces (feces)
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
order; command; directions; instructions
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
finishing blow; coup de grâce
tackling (to the ground); tackle (in rugby, hockey, etc.); tackle (position in American football); fishing tackle
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)