guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
this world; this life; world of the living
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
Christmas Eve; holy night
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to shake; to sway; to waver
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
ago; since; before; previous
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience