gold and iron; firmness; adamancy
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
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
phantom; vision; illusion
town; city; municipal; urban
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful