not eating enough; unsatisfied; dissatisfied with; leaving something to be desired
to do for (the sake of someone else)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
throughout; all through; right through
anything and everything; just about everything
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to rise; to erect; to get up
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
clanging; empty; deserted
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere