elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
womanly; ladylike; feminine
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to have a hard time of it
to twirl; to spin; to fiddle with; to change (e.g. wording)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
these guys; these fellows
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to cut into squares (cubes)
directly opposite; right in front
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
personal combat; one-to-one fight
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
parade; review (of troops)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
portable brush-and-ink case; quiver (archery)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
conferral of a posthumous rank
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
election; selection; choice
laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)