being very popular; being in great demand
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
flaring up; bursting into flames
height (of body); stature
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to flare up; to burst into flames
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud