neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
discipline; training; teaching manners
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
difference; variation; difference
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
how dare ...; how could ...
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
almost; roughly; approximately
perfect; complete; flawless
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
medium; mediocrity; average
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
number one; first; best; most; game; round
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal