to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
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 force one's way through
(plain) hot water; boiled water
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
good bye; I'm off; see you later
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
guard; security (officer); guardsman
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
true state; actual condition; reality
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness
true character; true heart; true spirit
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
breaking off; snapping off