to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
to finish reading; to read through
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
inside one's heart; in one's mind
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
at once; there and then; immediately
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
change; alteration; modification
several years; a few years
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)