to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
neat and clean; tidy; trim
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
natural virtue; personal virtue
to be intimate with; to befriend
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
hostility; animosity; enmity
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
news; word; tidings; omen
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
trembling from fear; trembling all over
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to apologize; to apologise
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to cut off (a relationship)
one way or the other; either way
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly