to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
point of an argument; drift of an argument
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
hard worker; hardworking person
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
government forces; loyalist army
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
determination; resolution
decision; determination; resolution
to approach; to draw near
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to thrust before; to thrust at
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
alone; by oneself; on one's own
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to be needed; to be wanted
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy