to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
process; course; mechanism
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
indiscriminately; recklessly
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
useless; vain; aimless; idle
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
for the first time in one's life