to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
interruption; suspension; break
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
daredevil; foolhardy warrior; hotspur
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
(ammunition) cartridge; shell case
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
even if not; even without
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
(punishment by) striking with fists
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
to stop walking; to pause
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with