doing whatever one pleases
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to employ; to hire (a servant)
devotion; attachment; infatuation
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
not worth considering; out of the question
one's possessions; ownership
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
wild beast; wild animal; brute
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
disadvantageous; long (odds)
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour