to be overcome with emotion
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to breathe out; to exhale
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
type of flat knot used in nets
to finish reading; to read through
you; (arch.) your residence
(ammunition) cartridge; shell case
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
(social) position; status
conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing
fort; stronghold; fortification
consists of; comprises; is made up of
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning