lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
one floor (of a building); single floor
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
fireworks display; display of fireworks
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
random; unintentional; unintended
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to escape death; to be saved from death
serious wound; serious injury
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to encamp; to take up positions
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows
to fire into; to shoot into
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction