to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to get late; to advance; to wear on
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
amount of money; sum of money
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
magic sword; cursed sword
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
book; volume; this; present; main; head
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
lost article; something forgotten
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to finish reading; to read through
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
a posteriori; posteriority
so to speak; so to call it; as it were