negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to make a firm resolution
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
counter for chairs or seats
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
armor piercing ammunition; armour piercing ammunition
series of battles; successive battles
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
only; merely; but; no more than
several minutes; a few minutes
parting; separation; farewell
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to push aside; to push one's way through
to move forward; to move on
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit