struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
abdomen; stomach; (lower) abdominal region; hypogastrium
to push (something) against
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
drama; theatre; theater; play
waste meat; meat scraps; offal
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
craving; longing; thirsting
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
blood relationship; blood relative
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
gradually; slowly but steadily
last days; the end; one's fate
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
thinking so highly of someone that you are blind to their faults; thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly
special (case, etc.); exceptional; extraordinary
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others