begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base; taking a place; securing a position
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to encamp; to take up positions
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
sense of caution; wariness
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to explain adequately; to be accountable
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
big frame; large figure; huge body
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
grandfather; male senior-citizen
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course