self-defense; self-defence
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
breath; breathing; tone; mood
threat; intimidation; menace
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
tort; illegal act; illegal activity; offence; offense
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
sad; wretched; deplorable
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
curiosity; inquisitiveness
main ingredient; main component
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate