to prevent; to take precautions
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
if you think about it; come to think of it
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
not counting (as anything significant)
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
wise saying; famous saying
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
remarkable; striking; obvious
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
opinion; point of view; visual point
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
coexistence; living together
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special