to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
way; method; means; (technical) specification
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
normalization; normalisation
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
giving; provision; furnishing
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
headlight (on a vehicle); headlamp (flashlight worn on the head); head torch
top of the head; crown of the head
gigantic stone; megalith; massive boulder
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
two equal parts; exactly two parts
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
one machine; one aircraft; one life
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy