defense; defence; protecting; preventing
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
passage; path; route; one's way
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
accumulation; accumulate; store
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to be kind to; to treat kindly
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to bury; to embed; to implant
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
to use up all one's strength
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
superior; superiors; senior
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
one's own child; one's own children
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
having no idea; having no clue
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with