to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
your husband; her husband
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to hand over; to surrender
high-quality goods; choice goods
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
in deep black; in jet black
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
raging bull; ferocious bull
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
head; lead; vanguard; first
tank (military vehicle); chariot
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
in the end; on top of that
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
news; word; tidings; omen
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
originally; by nature; from the start
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just