to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
usually; under usual circumstances
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to place firmly; to hit very hard
older sister; lass; young lady
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
distribution center; distribution centre
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
valuable article; valuables
historic; historical; traditional
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; stealing
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
stimulating; exciting; provocative
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
going on a pleasure jaunt
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough