difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
living thing; organism; creature; biology
battlefield; battleground
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
filleting a fish (into boneless left and right halves and a piece with the skeleton)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify