to pack (in box); to drive to wall
desperation; self-abandonment
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
division into equal parts; equal parts
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to lead; to command; to superintend; to supervise; to press; to demand
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
decision; judgment; resolution
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
main or important road; influential or important position; the authorities
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
dreary; bleak; lonely; lonesome; desolate
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
outside help; help from without; salvation by faith
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
preparation; provision; establishment
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
protest; refutation; pleading
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of