to defend oneself; to protect oneself
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to be overcome with emotion
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
last ray of hope; only hope
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
perception; sensation; awareness
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
mass; quality and quantity
directly under; falling perpendicularly
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to run around; to bustle about
smelting furnace; blast furnace
explosive; blasting powder
chain; series; connection; linkage
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
feather; plume; plumage; down