the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
to come to power; to assume the reins of government
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
safety; welfare; well-being
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
serious wound; serious injury
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
sickroom; hospital room; ward
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to develop into a serious incident
they; those guys; those fellows
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
(not) even with; (not) even using
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to say things to ease one's mind
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle