reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
worst; poor and boring; uncool
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
and yet; though; when; in spite of
serious; severe; grave; acute
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be softened; to calm down
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
shady; underhanded; questionable
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet