protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
right beside; close to; nearby
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to blow along (in the wind); to set adrift
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
large build; large pattern
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
connection; link; relationship
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)