plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
incident; affair; happening; event
to spread; to be propagated
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
three-cornered hat; tricorne
pre-war days; before the war
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
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standing close together; bristling (with)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
powder snow; powdery snow
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce