to keep a promise; to keep one's word
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
the last moment; the very end
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to join in; to have a share in; to get in on the act
to run about trying to escape
(not) a single person; (no) one
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
concession; conciliation; compromise
personal feelings; self-interest
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
somewhere to go; place to go
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
to be kind to; to treat kindly
one by one; one each; one at a time
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one