is that sure? Knows every man his burden? CORV:
— from Volpone; Or, The Fox by Ben Jonson

Could she reach the altar before she was overtaken, she knew even Manfred’s violence would not dare to profane the sacredness of the place; and she determined, if no other means of deliverance offered, to shut herself up for ever among the holy virgins whose convent was contiguous to the cathedral.
— from The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole

to his bank seine Beschwerde vortragen to state one's grievance seine Bestätigung hinzuzufügen to add one's confirmation seine eigenen Transportmittel benutzen use his own means of transport seine Familie verlassen abandon one's family seine Pflicht erfüllen to carry out one's duty seine Stelle verlieren to lose one's job seine Verpflichtung erfülle fulfil his obligation seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen to earn a living seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen to earn one's livelihood seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen to get a living seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen to make a living seinen Unterhalt verdienen to earn one's keep seinen Zweck erreichen to gain one's end seit 1980 since 1980 seit deren Einführung im Jahre since their introduction in Seitennummer page number seitens der avisierenden Bank on the part of the advising bank seitens Dritter on the part of any third partes Seitenschublade side drawer Sekretär; Sekretärin secretary Sekretariat secretariat Sekretärinnenschreibtisch secretarial desk Sektor sector Sekundawechsel second bill of exchange Sekundawechsel second of exchange selbst wenn even if selbständig self-dependent selbständige Einzelhändler independent shops selbständiger Kaufmann established merchant Selbstbedienung self-service Selbstbedienungsladen self-service outlet Selbstbedienungsladen self-service shop Selbstbedienungsladen self-service store Selbsterhaltung self-preservation Selbstfinanzierung auto-financing Selbstfinanzierung self-financing selbstgemacht home made selbstklebender Umschlag self-seal envelope selbstkontrollierter
— from Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English) by Winfried Honig

(→) sa kasarángan excessively, more than normal.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

Matag táwu adúnay táhas sa kalibútan, Each man has a mission on this earth.
— from A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan by John U. Wolff

In short,” he shouted, feeling that the phrase about his illness was still more out of place, “in short, kindly examine me or let me go, at once.
— from Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Does she know everything, Molly?
— from Complete Plays of John Galsworthy by John Galsworthy

The impact of the blade against the soil when the straining horses had given the first jerk up the slope was as some keen exquisite mating of his innermost being with the substance of the earth … a joy almost sensual, so strong was the pleasure of the actual physical contact as yielding soil and fine hard edge met—his hands sensitively aware of the texture of that meeting through the iron frame of the plough.
— from Secret Bread by F. Tennyson (Fryniwyd Tennyson) Jesse

Matchless in skill, King Eochaidh moves elate ... One moment ... then ... straight lip and slow-drawn breath Yield sullenly to sure on-coming fate.
— from Etain the Beloved, and Other Poems by James Henry Cousins

"Oo!" said Kipps, expressing much.
— from Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

thanein d' oisin anagka ti ke tis ananumon geras en skoto kathemenos epsoi matan, apanton kalon ammoros "Seeing" in Gilbert's own brave words, "that death is inevitable, and the fame of virtue is immortal; wherefore in this behalf mutare vel timere sperno."
— from Essays in Literature and History by James Anthony Froude

To Scour Knives Easily: —Mix a small quantity of baking soda with your brick-dust and see if your knives do not polish better.
— from The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home by Hugo Ziemann

The sergeant knew every man present in the room, knew that none of them were crooks, and he was confirmed in the impression that the man was drunk or crazy.
— from The Twin Ventriloquists; or, Nimble Ike and Jack the Juggler A Tale of Strategy and Jugglery by Old Sleuth

The Rejang, Batang [45] Lupar, and Sarawak rivers are the largest, while among many other smaller streams are the Sadong, Saribus, Kalaka, Eyan, Muka, and Oya; the three latter, although small, are very important, as they run through the sago districts, where are large forests of that palm.
— from On the Equator by Harry De Windt