pillar of strength
— Noun
– English
～ a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfort
posttraumatic stress disorder
— Noun
– English
～ an anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as survivor guilt, reliving the trauma in dreams, numbness and lack of involvement with reality, or recurrent thoughts and images
Potamophis striatula
— Noun
– English
～ in some classifications placed in genus Haldea; small reddish-grey snake of eastern North America
poverty-stricken
— Adjective
– English
～ poor enough to need help from others
panic-stricken
— Adjective
– English
～ thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted"
preventive strike
— Noun
– English
～ a strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces
pre-emptive strike
— Noun
– English
～ a surprise attack that is launched in order to prevent the enemy from doing it to you
purse-string operation
— Noun
– English
～ a surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant woman; is performed when the cervix has failed to retain previous pregnancies
purse string
— Noun
– English
～ a drawstring used to close the mouth of a purse
purse strings
— Noun
– English
～ financial resources or support; "who controls the purse strings in this family?"
pull strings
— Verb
– English
～ influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"
Pinus strobiformis
— Noun
– English
～ medium-size pine of northwestern Mexico; bark is dark brown and furrowed when mature
Pinus strobus
— Noun
– English
～ tall-growing pine of eastern North America; bark is brown with longitudinal fissures when mature; valued as a timber tree
panic-struck
— Adjective
– English
～ thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted"
plant structure
— Noun
– English
～ any part of a plant or fungus
power structure
— Noun
– English
～ the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
phrase structure
— Noun
– English
～ the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
Popular Struggle Front
— Noun
– English
～ a terrorist group of radical Palestinians who split with al-Fatah in 1967 but now have close relations with al-Fatah; staged terrorist attacks against Israel across the Lebanese border
Pteretis struthiopteris
— Noun
– English
～ tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
press stud
— Noun
– English
～ a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound; "children can manage snaps better than buttons"