bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
trial; judgement; judgment
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to stare back at; to look back at
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
straight; as the crow flies
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
regret; repentance; remorse
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
tear gland; lacrimal gland
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to grant someone's request
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
moment by moment; hour by hour
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
difficult to ...; hard to ...
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
bank; weir; embankment; levee
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)