space; interval; space character; whitespace
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
inside pocket; bosom; real intention
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
courteous; decorous; polite
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover