scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
without cause; without reason
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
modesty; humility; being humble
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
firm; strong; solid; stable
(not) even with; (not) even using
to collect; to assemble; to gather
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
way (of doing); manner; method; means
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
at least; at most; (even) just