life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
the last moment; the very end
way; method; means; resource; course
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
war; fighting; fierce competition
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to fall from heaven (the sky)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
alone; by oneself; on one's own
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)
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
battlefield; battleground
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)