to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to take someone's life; to kill someone
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
comparatively; relatively
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
to talk; to carry meaning
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes