bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
not worth considering; out of the question
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
mineral matter; metallic property
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to be dead; to be lifeless
very good luck; excellent fortune
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to be in a miserable state; to be down and out
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture