early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to get hungry; to become hungry
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
a (single) moment; an instant
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
apron (waist-down); waist apron
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
power; might; authority; influence
to be dampened (of one's enthusiasm, enjoyment, etc.); to be reduced; to be weakened; to be spoiled
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
on the occasion of; at the time of
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for