headship of a family; family property
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to flare up; to burst into flames
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to begin shooting; to shoot out
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to call together; to convene
to send or direct a person to
come out!; where are you?
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
even though one has fallen on hard times; however down on one's luck one may be
to crouch; to squat; to cower
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
iron rust; iron hydroxide
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to be born; to come into the world
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
reward; honorarium; remuneration
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
coagulation; freezing; solidification
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
eternal; unlimited; endless
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
fate; chance; relationship; tie
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
in proportion to; just as much as
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling