to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
early (days); initial stage; initial
trial product; prototype model
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
these guys; these fellows
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to fall on one's backside
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to become empty; to be emptied