to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
Heaven's blessing; gift of nature; natural resources
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
influenced (by); under an influence
above; going steadily upward
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
hard struggle; strenuous effort
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
(insectile, especially moth) scales
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
place of refuge; refugee destination
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
the scruff or nape of the neck
undressing; taking off one's clothes
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to make an appeal; to urge
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
defence mechanism; defense mechanism
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate