At last, I got him to come in with me to the club, on condition that I would not tempt him to drink; and, for some time, he continued to look in upon us pretty regularly of an evening,—still abstaining, with wonderful perseverance, from the “rank poison” he had so bravely forsworn.
— from The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë

But he added, “that since I professed so inviolable an attachment to truth, I must give him my word and honour to bear him company in this voyage, without attempting any thing against my life; or else he would continue me a prisoner till we arrived at Lisbon.” I gave him the promise he required; but at the same time protested, “that I would suffer the greatest hardships, rather than return to live among Yahoos .”
— from Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World by Jonathan Swift

in Flaschen füllen; auf Flaschen füllen to bottle in Form von Geld in monetary form in Frage kommen to come into question in französischer Währung in French currency in fremdem Namen handeln to act on behalf of another person in Gang bringen to put into operation in Gang; in Betrieb at work in geeigneter Weise konkretisiert duly appropriated in geeigneter Weise konkretisiert duly appropriated to the contract in Gefahr bringen endanger in Gefahr bringen jeopardize in Geld schwimmen rolling in money in Geld umsetzen; verflüssigen turn into money in Geld umsetzen; zu Geld machen turn into cash in Geldverlegenheit hardup in getrenntem Umschlag under separate cover in gleichen Raten by equal instalments in gleicher Weise similarly in Grenzen halten keep within a limit in Grenzen halten to keep within a limit in Großbuchstaben in capital letters in großem Umfang large scale in großem Umfang large-scale in großen Gebinden; Bulkware; bulk in größeren Mengen in larger quantities in gutem Glauben bona fide in gutem Glauben erwerben to acquire in good faith in gutem Zustand; in einwandfreiem Zustand in good order and condition in Höhe von; belaufend auf amounting to in ihren jeweiligen Ländern in their respective countries in ihrer äußeren Aufmachung on their face in inländischer Währung in local currency in Kaufstimmung in a buying mood in keiner Hinsicht in no way in Klammern in brackets in kleinem Umfang tätig sein to operate on a small scale in Kommission on sale or return in Kommission sale or return in Kommission verkaufen sell on commission in Kommission; als Konsignationsware on consignment in Konkurrenz sein mit compete with in Kraft effective in Kraft in force in Kraft traten to take effect in Kraft treten become effective in Kraft treten come into force in Kraft treten to become operative in Kraft treten to come into effect in Kraft treten to come into force in Kraft treten to come into operation in Kraft treten to go into effect in Lehre apprenticed in Leichterschiffen in lighters in leitender Funktion in a managerial capacity in meiner Eigenschaft als in my capacity as in meiner Stellung als in my capacity as in Naturalien zahlen to pay in kind in öffentlichem Besitz public domain in örtlicher Währung zahlbar payable in local currency in Pfand nehmen take as security in Privatbesitz überführen denationalize in professioneller Funktion in a professional capacity in Prozenten percentagewise in Raten zahlen pay by instalments in Rechnung gestellte
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

I could not leave her long in doubt; but, preparing her for what was to follow, by little and little I gave her to understand that the man she saw before her was her son.
— from Miles Wallingford Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" by James Fenimore Cooper

Bend a line to the lee head-earing and let it go, haul the sail well up to windward, and make fast the lee earing to the buntlines.
— from The Seaman's Friend Containing a treatise on practical seamanship, with plates, a dictionary of sea terms, customs and usages of the merchant service by Richard Henry Dana

Cut the beef into thin slices and lay it in a saucepan, pour over the cold sauce and let it get hot through, very slowly.
— from The Art of Living in Australia Together with Three Hundred Australian Cookery Recipes and Accessory Kitchen Information by Mrs. H. Wicken by Philip E. Muskett

Well, as I said, I was thankful I didn't have to answer Phil; but when he acted so queerly, I didn't like that either, and jumping out of bed, I went at him, and just talked and coaxed and pulled at him, until at last I got him to get up and undress and go to bed.
— from We Ten Or, The Story of the Roses by Barbara Yechton

But she moved no more, and the grass all about her was reddened with her blood; and at last I gathered heart to kneel down beside her, and found that she no more breathed than one of those conies or partridges which I had been used to slay for her.
— from The Well at the World's End: A Tale by William Morris

Season palatably with salt and pepper and butter; have the hash nicely mixed together; put into the frying pan; suppose you have a quart of hash, about two tablespoonfuls of butter and let it get hot, then put in the hash.
— from A Course of Lectures on the Principles of Domestic Economy and Cookery by Juliet Corson

His young brother's class had a lesson in Greek history to get up, in which a part of the information communicated was that Cadmus was the first man who "carried letters from Asia to Greece."
— from Harper's Young People, June 15, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

I du like young men to be, Mrs. Hanson, and as for your Abram Lestwick, I give him to you, I du!"
— from The Garden of Memories by Henry St. John Cooper