since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
pip (spot on a die); small cube (esp. of food); die; dice
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
snake eyes (dice); double ones
particularly; only; in the case of
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
everybody; every last one of them; all
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
to make a vow; to take an oath
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
infancy; childhood; tender age
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
just because; even if; even though
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
concession; conciliation; compromise
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
protruding eyes; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice