coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
(short) rest; breather; break
secret understanding; collusion
to come into being; to be born
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
first match (in a series)
grudge; complaint; reproach
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in