to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
step; stride; counter for steps
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to shout (in anger); to yell
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten