to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
single flower; one wheel; full moon
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
older sister; lass; young lady
notice; attention; observation
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
this occasion; at this time; now
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
fertilized egg; fertilised egg
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
pregnancy; conception; gestation
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable