to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
safety; welfare; well-being
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
letter; missive; note; mail
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
custom; practice; convention; precedent
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
person with a bounty on their head
to have an eye on; to zero in on
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
indescribable; having no way to express
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
instead; but (on the other hand)
(person treated as a) plaything
to raise one's voice; to shout
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to become vulgar; to coarsen
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
some people; a few people; several people
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
war; battle; match; game; competition