somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
metal fittings; metal fixtures
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
quickly; calmly; intently
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
none of your business; not your concern
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
without leaving any trace
old army general; veteran army general
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
commencing with; including
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
comfort; consolation; diversion
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
breastwork; parapet; fortress; parapet; chest wall
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to thrust down; to push off
considerably; greatly; a lot
to spit out; to eject; to dump
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
distance in a straight line; distance as the crow flies
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging