scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to slide into; to slip into
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
hastily made; improvised preparation
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
selection; choice; option
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
three; three years of age
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
European pear (Pyrus communis)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
-less; lacking; non-existing
other side; opposite side; other party
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so