endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death; rising to heaven
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
marriageable age; chance of marriage
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to spend time (on doing something)
always conducting oneself as though one were on a battlefield; being combat ready at all times (of a person)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
distinctive; characteristic
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
several times (as large, over)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
closing (properly); shutting; firmness; tightness; carefulness (with money); economy
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop; chop (in tennis or table tennis); chop stroke
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
by itself; automatically; naturally
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect