control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to comb down; to smooth down
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
everyone at once; everyone together
land near a castle; castle town
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
society; public; community; social studies
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to be lacking in options; to be too few
police officer; policeman; constable
government office; agency; board
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
business rival; professional jealousy
to kidnap; to abduct; to snatch; to carry people away; to take by force
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
control; management; supervision
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
commander; commanding officer; CO
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to glare at each other; to confront each other
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
chief; main; principal; major
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly