opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
entreaty; supplication; petition
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
Neath (Britain); Nice (France); Nies
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with