to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to apologize; to apologise
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
behind; in the rear; in back
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
worst; poor and boring; uncool
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to mix; to stir; to blend
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
finger flick to the forehead
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
wounded person; injured person
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...