to stop walking; to pause
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
rational; reasonable; logical
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
art of self-defense (defence)
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
standing firm; holding out
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
way of speaking; intimation
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of