nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
spine; backbone; spinal column
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
black lustre; black luster
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
weight; heavyweight boxer
autumn breeze; fall breeze
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to collapse into; to flop onto
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
belly landing (of an aircraft); gear-up landing
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
to surround; to crowd around
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
picturesque (scenery); unspoilt; beautiful
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post