tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to stop walking; to pause
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
place; position; location; position; standing; status
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to make a speech; to address
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
tama-ire; game in which two teams throw as many balls as possible into a basket atop a high pole (usu. played at school sports festivals)
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos); Nightingale, Florence (1820-1910)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
instant; moment; for an instant
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities