defense (esp. in sports); defence
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
(Russell) snowplow; track-clearing vehicle; carving a trail through deep snow (by foot when mountaineering)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
rebound; relapse after a diet; regaining lost weight; return of symptoms after withdrawal of medicine
intuition; instinct; hunch
judgment; judgement; discernment
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
munitions factory; arms factory; war plant
brunette; woman or girl with brown skin or eyes
hair (on the head); (a) hair
turmoil; chaos; confusion
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)