to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
to work hard; to work diligently
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
infection; contagion; becoming infected
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
letting (someone) die without helping
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to employ; to hire; to charter
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
failure; mistake; blunder
conviction; belief; confidence
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
scattered; separated; dispersed