to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
one by one; one each; one at a time
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
middle of the night; dead of night
to cut corners; to be shoddy
have to do; must; should; ought to
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to check; to stop; to keep back
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
form; shape; figure; visage
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
good; goodness; right; virtue
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
window frame; window sill
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
dark purple; grape (colour)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
long time; long interval; for quite some time