to muster up one's courage
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
tomfoolery; monkey business
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to be touching; to be moving
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to blaze; to burn brightly
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
being too late; losing one's final chance
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
one's person; around one's person
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all