very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
conviction; belief; confidence
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
being about to cry; the verge of tears
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to repeat; to be frequent
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to be silent; to say nothing
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan