conviction; belief; confidence
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
imposing stance; daunting pose
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
moment by moment; hour by hour
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
force (bulldoze) one's way through
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
emergency staircase; fire escape
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
for work; for manufacturing
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle