swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
fear; dread; fright; willies
sitting feel (of a seat); seating comfort
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
(appropriate for) one's age
to keep away; to keep at a distance
resident; indigenous; always existing
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
to whine; to make feeble complaints
emperor; prince; princess
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
wintertime; winter season
stretching; extension; elongation
have to do; must; should; ought to
they; those guys; those fellows
to push back; to press back; to force back
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to keep secret; to conceal
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
ancestor; forefather; foremother
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
unwilling to submit; unsubmissive; disobedient
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
military provisions and cavalry horse fodder