To bear a burden with difficulty, to be weighed down by a burden

Oppress s.o. gravely, weigh heavily upon s.o.

To represent s.o., substitute for s.o., act in s.o.’s behalf

To declare war on s.o.

Vibrant with life

To soliloquise, talk to o.s., say to o.s.

Unparalleled, singular

Rarely

To wail, burst into loud laments

To adjure, implore s.o. to do s.th.

To declare war on s.o.

To show o.s. openly hostile to s.o., open hostilities against s.o.

To declare o.s. the enemy of s.o.

Youthful, of tender age

Soft to the touch

Valid, effective, in force

To act contrary to the dictates of one’s conscience

Ungrateful

Ungrateful

To harm s.o. or s.th.

To harm s.o. or s.th.

To find favour with s.o.

To cause damage, do harm, impair

To depreciate, discredit, defame, malign

It made the deepest impression on him

To do s.o. untold damage, harm s.o. grievously

To attain (the age of) maturity

He was close to fifty, he was pushing fifty

It is enough to mention . . .

Let it suffice you to know that, aside from the fact that . . .

How excellent is . . .!, to say nothing of, not to mention, let alone . . .

To be hostile to s.o., treat s.o. with hostility

Assistant magistrate (Isl. Law)

Vice chairman, vice president

Viceroy

He felt unable to remain in the place

Insubordination

To pay no attention to s.th., not to care about s.th., disregard s.th.

To reject or dismiss s.th. or s.o. with disdain, spurn or scorn s.th. or s.o.

To excel, be outstanding in

To save one’s life, save one’s skin

To save o.s. from

To pass the exam

To comb, card, tease (cotton)

To begin to show

In instalments

To show s.o. to the door

To walk towards the door

To follow s.o., to follow s.o.’s example, to be of the same nature, on the same line as

Our social relations are those of kinsfolk

It is only fair that we . . .

We belong to different camps, we stand worlds apart

Approximately, circa (with foll. figure)

Open-handed, liberal

To vow to o.s., make the solemn pledge to . . .

I vow to God that, I swear by God that . . .

We return to what is our present concern or to what we are just discussing