courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
sleep brings up a child well; a well-slept child is a well-kept child
to become better; to improve
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
just one person; only one
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
impudent; shameless; brazen
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
because of; owing to; due to
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
cruise; navigation; sailing
pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)
double suicide; lovers' suicide
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
endurance; perseverance; patience
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
distribution of electricity
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
private; exclusive; secret
to think of; to come up with
to push aside; to brush aside
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
weightlessness; zero gravity
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor