syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to be charged with a mission
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to become frayed; to become loose
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
with a thud (of something heavy)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; interference; officiousness
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
to plough; to plow; to hoe; to till
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
span of life; one's term of existence; destiny; fate; assigning a name to a number
tuck at the shoulder (of a child's clothes); shoulder tuck