scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
good performance; good work; great success
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
settlement; solution; resolution
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
self-control; self-restraint
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to blow through; to blow across
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial