stag seaweed (Codium fragile); green sea fingers; dead man's fingers; felty fingers; forked felt-alga; sponge seaweed
loitering on the way; wayside grass
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to relocate; to move; to change residence
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
to complain; to grumble; to gripe
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
censorship; inspection; examination
to clean up; to clear away; to put in order
decomposition; ulceration
slow to act; slow in starting work
half-burnt; half-done; half-baked; rare
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
12th day of the month; 12 days
according to plan; as planned; on target
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
parting in tears; tearful parting; coming to grief; having to take a different tack; going separate ways
inept doctor; bad doctor; poor doctor; quack
to make one feel grateful
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
and yet; though; when; in spite of