fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
again; once more; a second time
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to jar; to creak; to grate
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to repeat; to do something over again
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
grasp; catch; understanding
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to become better; to improve
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker