madness; craziness; insanity
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
influence; clout; leverage
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
place to go; place one can go
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
promoting; increase; advance
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
cost of a meal (or meals)
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
to summon courage; to be brave
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
farming; agriculture; cultivation
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything