to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to strangle; to constrict
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to die; to lay down life's burden
to show; to bare (the teeth)
grudge; complaint; reproach
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to mix; to stir; to blend
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to be overcome with emotion