endurance; perseverance; patience
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
violent emotion; passion; fury
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
the five fingers; leading five; top five
digging into (e.g. one's skin); cutting into; inroads (e.g. into a market); encroachment (e.g. on territory); deficit; loss
as before; as ever; as it was originally
condition; state (of health); appearance
to notify; to advise; to inform
highest level; high-water mark
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
polite; respectful; reverent
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant