wicked tongue; abusive language
everything; anything; nothing
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
wicked thought; wicked mind
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
environment; circumstance
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to sit down; to take a seat
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
exactly as stated; verbatim
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
cooperation; collaboration
it seems so; that's what it looks like
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling