a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair gives courage to a coward
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
to rant and rave; to raise hell
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
you could say that; that might be so
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
step; stride; counter for steps
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
nice; likeable; desirable
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
should do; ought to do; must do
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
to become empty; to be emptied
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
chaps (in the skin); cracks
(carved) statue; sculpture
another thing; other things; another man's property
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to stop walking; to pause
to lose sight of; to miss