things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
dirty work; unpleasant task
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
modern person; people of today
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
this for sure; certainly is
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
to subsist; to keep on living
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
just the other day; quite recently
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive