having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
help; assistance; service
to look down on; to make light of
the same; the said; likewise
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
questions and answers; dialogue
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
something; some kind of; for some reason
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
that is to say; so that means
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
snake; serpent; large snake
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation