to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to follow another's example
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
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)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to talk; to carry meaning
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
(enter into, be in) a state of war
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection