stability; security; equilibrium
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to knock down; to knock off
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
marathon; long-distance race
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to do someone in; to bump someone off
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
covered with; stained; smeared
bad influence; negative influence
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
dull sound; muffled sound
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
pleasant feeling; good feeling
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust