to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
by sheer strength; by brute force
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
connection; linking; linkage; link
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
(for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy; (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
question; inquiry; enquiry
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
and yet; though; when; in spite of
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to