self-defense; self-defence
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
fear; dread; fright; willies
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
vitality; energy; dynamism
pauper; the needy; the poor
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
great cause; moral law; justice
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
in that way; like that; that way
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance