just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
in a little bit; after a short while
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
long hair (usu. of a man)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
peril; danger; hazard; distress
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
turning upside down; placing nonessentials before essentials
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
womanly; ladylike; feminine
on the way back; returning
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
just one person; only one
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to be injured; to sustain a wound
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
slightly; a little; barely; narrowly; only; just
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
pride; boast; credit (to)