to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
decoration; ornament; trimmings
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
at the mercy of (e.g. the waves); with (e.g. the wind)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
true character; real nature
episode (of a mental illness); phase (of a disease)
other; another; over; more than; I; me
a little; somewhat; slightly
explanation; matter under discussion; contents; one's opinion
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
talk; dialogue; conversation
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
(social) class; rank; grade
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
question; inquiry; enquiry
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
perception; sensing; noticing
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to benefit (the world, society, etc.); to be of use to; to be of service to