to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
way; method; means; resource; course
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
it is not (like that) either
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
government; administration
each place; various places
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
commencing with; including
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
cooperation; collaboration
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
professor; teaching; instruction
danger; peril; hazard; risk
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism