courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
justice; fairness; impartiality
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
I see; that's right; indeed
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
murder; killing; murderer
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
otherwise; or else; if not
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
naturalization; naturalisation
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to have a talk; to tell a story
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends