preface; introduction; preamble
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
hard-line policy; tough measure
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to squeeze out; to wring out
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to pass (of time); to elapse
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to soak into; to permeate
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
besides; moreover; in addition
return fire; shooting back
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to sustain a serious wound