admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
headship of a family; family property
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
intermission (between acts); interlude
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
bishop's staff; khakkhara
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
(another's) daughter; young lady
to swarm; to crowd; to flock together
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
Christoff; Christoph; Christophe; Kristof
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
way; method; means; resource; course
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
inferior species; inferior breed; inferior race
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)