to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
chink in the armor (armour)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
muddy water; red-light district
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
increase in basic salary; bear; bare
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
of tender years; very young
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
one's post; place of work; workplace
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife