to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to jar; to creak; to grate
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
entreaty; appeal; petition
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to check; to stop; to keep back
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to stiffen; to become stiff
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
hostile party; enemy side
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
some people; a few people; several people
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
willpower; energy; vitality
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to shake one's head (in denial)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to begin to walk; to set out
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...