to defend oneself; to protect oneself
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to be smeared; to be covered
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
innermost depths of one's heart
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
both; both sides; both parties
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
complicated and mysterious
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
right and wrong; right or wrong
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
the five fingers; leading five; top five