pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
forcibly; against one's will
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
banning of books; banned book
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
remembrance; recollection; recognition
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to stare back (at); to glare back
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
just because; even if; even though