strong pressure; heavy pressure
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
the last moment; the very end
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
at the point of death; almost dead; about to die; at some limit (pain, hunger, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to gain strength; to have energy
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
offence; offense; hindrance
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
nonchalant air; unruffled air
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
shameless; shameless person
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
to take away; to carry away
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
planned; scheduled; systematic
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
income; receipts; revenue
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance