overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to seize (secure) evidence
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
reconstruction funds; reconstruction money
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
sweeping victory; easy victory
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
crude tactics; smattering of knowledge
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to win and advance to the next round
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
once a fool, always a fool; (lit.) idiots will only be cured when they die
to seek a path; to find one's way
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
fast approach; quick intimacy
blitzkrieg; lightning war
trend of the times; way things are going
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
world domination; global domination
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate