defense; defence; protection
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
dealing with; coping with
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to join forces; to cooperate
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
one way or the other; either way
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
physical condition; state of health
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
being startled; getting a shock
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to begin to walk; to set out
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to press against each other; to huddle together
stepwise; one step at a time
to be able to manage somehow or another
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly