to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
distinction; differentiation; classification
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
slight; thin; on the weak side
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
destruction; collapse; crumbling
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
explosion; rupture; break off
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
after that; afterwards; thereafter
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
one day; (on) a certain day
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
recovery; rescue; recapture
powerless; helpless; incompetent
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up