to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
Spanish Armada; invincible armada
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
The Wright Brothers (Wilbur and Orville Wright)
large cut (e.g. of meat); last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
battlefield; battleground
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
(some) more; even more; longer; further
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
time; hour; period; class
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)