to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to squash; to crush; to flatten
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
many; much; plenty; hardly
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to jar; to creak; to grate
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
to rush over; to run up to
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
I have nothing to do with it
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
gossip; corner of the mouth
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
anything and everything; just about everything
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated