to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
putting one's affairs in order; ordering one's affairs; tidying up
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
loading (of cargo, freight, etc.); stacking the wall of tiles to one's advantage
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
to be conspicuous; to stand out
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
magnanimity; tolerance; large eyes
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
firm promise; definite promise
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to subsist; to keep on living
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
penalty; sentence; punishment
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
way; method; means; resource; course