to care for someone; to look after someone
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
near; close; beside; third person
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
exactly as stated; verbatim
ardent; passionate; vehement
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to play cool; to act cool
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
with a bump; with a clunk
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
military sword; saber; sabre
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to become clear; to be made public
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
match declared drawn due to injury
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to agree on; to agree about