bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
nothing but; none other than
infant; baby; little child
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
recompense; indemnity; atonement
stirring; rousing oneself
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
glorious achievement; distinguished service
ultrasonic waves; ultrasound
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to entrust; to leave to a person
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
club activities; extracurricular activities
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
adviser; advisor; consultant
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
close-cropped hair; shaven head
baseball-playing teenager; high-school baseball player
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain