to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
strong person; the strong; the powerful
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
motive power; driving force
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
predation; eating prey; preying upon
self-defense; self-defence
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to rise; to erect; to get up
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten