to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
southpaw; left-handed person
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
even if; even though; however; no matter how
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
loveable; very likeable; like very much
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
older sister; elder sister
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
pleasant feeling; good vibes
pre-war days; before the war
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be beaten hollow; to be argued into silence
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up