to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping
battlefield; battleground
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
distinction; differentiation; classification
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to take away; to carry off
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
light emitter (fiber optics)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
several minutes; a few minutes
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs