cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
expectation; anticipation; forecast
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
upper part; upper region; region above
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
for today; for the time being
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
willpower; energy; vitality
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit