where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
existence; being; life; survival
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to approach; to draw near
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
rest; break; recess; intermission
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
late at night; small hours of the morning
between times; when there's a spare moment
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
prohibition; ban; embargo
setting off (on a trip); departure
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
depending on; dependent on
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of