hard to get; hard to come by
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
particularly; only; in the case of
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
as planned; according to plan
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
in the fire; in the flames; burning (something); throwing into the fire; committing to the flames
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to have a talk; to tell a story
succeeding; following; trailing; next
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
on and after; from ... onward; since
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
as expected; as predicted
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue