attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
firm; strong; solid; stable
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to raise one's voice; to shout
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to shake; to waver; to tremble
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
family; members of a family
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
supplementary examination
failed student; student required to repeat a year
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
commencing with; including
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear