to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
self-interest; selfish desire; greed
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
legendary beast; magical beast
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to take command; to give direction
drought; long spell of dry weather
watering hole; watering place
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to have good things happen to one; to have luck smile on one
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
solitude; loneliness; isolation
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to die; to lay down life's burden
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
root; joint; base; crotch
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
comment; criticism; critique; review
shall ...; to assume; to suppose