six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to thrust before; to thrust at
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
method of bringing up; method of raising
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
series of battles; successive battles
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to rise; to erect; to get up
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to slide into; to slip into
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to apologize; to apologise
grudge; complaint; reproach
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
even if not; even without
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such