to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
plaintive; piteous; doleful
to prostrate oneself before
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
general idea; concept; notion
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
body; physique; build; stature
drill; gimlet; awl; auger
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
ten (long cylindrical things)
to toady; to be obsequious
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
just past noon; afternoon
aforementioned; above-mentioned
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
work-in-progress; working state
to accompany; to go with; to go together
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete