tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
clicking; clopping; clacking
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
rope; cord; policeman's rope
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
minuteness; one millionth
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
double; twice (as much); twofold
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)