Vocabulary

to fight with swords; to cross swords

to cut to pieces; to torment

to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled

to talk; to carry meaning

to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair

to be or remain always on hand

to give a signed statement or an IOU

to have in common (with)

to have in common (with)

to open wide; to reveal hidden contents

to become sinewy (e.g. of muscles); to become stringy; to become stiff

to neglect to make an entry in a ledger

to finish sewing

to resew

to resew; to remake

to steal or sneak or slip into

to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cook up; to trump up (a charge); to concoct

to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess

to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess

to grow old

to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed

to become still greater

to wipe thoroughly; to polish well

to wipe out; to erase

to kick out

to kick up

to kick (something) into

to kick back

to kick over; to kick down

to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to break down; to break open

to kick down

to be splendid; to be superb

to disperse; to chase away

to be hot on a person's heels

to sniff out; to catch the scent of

to invite in; to usher in

to become bright with sunlight following a shower

to shine into; to shine upon

to shine; to glow

to burn up completely