to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
snake; serpent; large snake
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
honor; honour; credit; prestige
tradition; legend; folklore
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to come to an end; to close the curtain
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
land route; overland route; by land; overland
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
form; method; system; formula
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
horizon (related to bodies of water)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead