society; public; community; social studies
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
highly conscious; highly aware; well-versed; highly knowledgable
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
outside of; not covered by
to use up all one's strength
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
place; room; margin; scope
sincere; honest; faithful
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
difficult to ...; hard to ...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
moment; brief space of time
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to go along; to walk along; to follow
the last moment; the very end
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point