with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
number of times; frequency; count
on countless occasions; many a time
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
finish; end; completion; result
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
solitude; loneliness; isolation
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
last days; the end; one's fate
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
treatment; service; handling; management
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
while alive; during one's lifetime
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to sit in a row; to be arrayed