resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
interference; intervention; meddling
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to apologize; to apologise
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
possession; retention; maintenance
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
stabbing to death; putting out
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to torment; to torture; to harass
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
light blue; pale blue; aqua
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention