chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)