friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
that is to say; so that means
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to laugh away; to laugh off
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
society; the world; the times
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to look away; to avert one's eyes
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)