hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
solitude; loneliness; isolation
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
being left out; being ostracized
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
having said that; on the other hand
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
to be found; to be discovered
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
urban areas; the streets; town; city
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
protracted war; war of attrition
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
preservation; retainment; keeping
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit