measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
sick person; patient; invalid
health management; health maintenance; health care
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
(in) her way; peculiar to her
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to cure an illness; to cure a disease
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to compete with; to vie for
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to stick one's nose into (someone else's business); to meddle; to interfere; to butt in
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
suffering (as a result of maltreatment)
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
predation; eating prey; preying upon
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly