remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
to accuse someone; to charge someone
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
insolent fellow; rude fellow
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
present (brought by a visitor); gift
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to blame; to find fault with
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
heedless of danger; braving dangers
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
division into equal parts; equal parts
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
to be mature and kind; to be well-balanced; to be a good person
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
windless; calm; no-wind; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable