to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
innocent; not guilty; harmless
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
desperation; struggle to the death
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable
to shut in; to confine; to contain
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to maintain; to continue to have
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly