brushing; blushing (blotchiness or milkiness in paint applied to a surface)
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
recuperation; medical treatment
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
state of mind; mentality; psychology
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
open; public; official; overt
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
patient's condition; pathology
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
young man who has a feminine aesthetic
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
to be replaced with new growth
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
identifiable; personalized
condition; state (of health); appearance
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether