simmer; bubble out; flow out
to be boiled; to be cooked
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
step; stride; counter for steps
to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for
to fall off; to tumble down
to close (one's eyes); to shut
nursing; (protective) care
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
outside of; not covered by
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
dull sound; muffled sound
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
serious wound; serious injury