defense; defence; protection
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
combat power; fighting strength
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to be entwined; to be involved
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
if it is (the case that ...)
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
strength; power; proficiency; ability
February and August (months when business is generally at its slowest)
percent; per cent; percentage
excess; surplus; exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.); going over
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
co-sleeping; sleeping together
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
gleaming; shining; glistening
thousands; several thousand
sidewalk café; footpath café
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony