to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
scolding; reprimand; lecture
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
approval; license; licence; permission
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to lose one's way; to get lost
(place) out of sight; (somewhere) out of eyeshot
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
safety zone; traffic island
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to run up to; to rush over
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
my husband; one's family; family member
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself