-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
squint; cross-eyed; mistaken view
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
fraud; cheating; foul play; surely; absolutely; certainly
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
offensive (movement); aggression
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
on the light side (weight); (relative) lightness
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to have a long life; to live a long time
several times; once or twice
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
independence; self-reliance
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
being a match for thousands; being a mighty warrior (combatant)
fear; dread; fright; willies
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge