legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
commencing with; including
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
stealthy steps; soft steps
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
zest for living; energy to live
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
to claim victims; to leave casualties
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
few decades; many decades; several decades
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
several people; a few people
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged