at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
strong-willed; strong of heart
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to comfort; to console; to amuse
scene; spectacle; sight; view
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
if so; in that case; in that situation
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
rational; reasonable; logical
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip