stability; security; equilibrium
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to knock down; to knock off
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
covered with; stained; smeared
bad influence; negative influence
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
dull sound; muffled sound
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
pleasant feeling; good feeling
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed