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unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

3

commencing with; including

3

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

1

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

1

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

1

struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)

1

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

3

good boy; good girl

1

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

4

other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

5

here; with this

2

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

1

to hang oneself; to strangle oneself

1

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

4

scar

6

desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech

1

cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold

1

draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons

1

very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn

2

complaint

1

to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

1

luckily

3

delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

3

easily; readily; with ease; without trouble

1

to have an uneasy conscience

1

everybody; every last one of them; all

2

long military service; having experienced many battles

1

soldier

2

in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...

1

to be affected; to put on airs; to pose

1

praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd

1

to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

4

to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

3

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

1

in that way; like that; that way

1

sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

1

to look upwards; to look up

1

mere consolation; temporary peace of mind

1

premature death; untimely death; dying young

1

root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence

3

for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

2

shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

1

no matter how much time passes

1

to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

2

you can do it if you try

1

to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better

1

to talk to oneself; to mutter

5

Davy Crockett

1

Alamo

4