curse; spell; malediction
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to arrest; to capture; to seize
curiosity; inquisitiveness
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
short and stout; small but wide around
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to raise one's voice; to shout
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
intelligence; intellect; brains
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
cooperation; collaboration
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
great man; hero; master mind