being strict

steel oneself, summon up courage or resolution (for), harden the heart

to turn into cowries or cash, to sell, to sell cheap

to apply the whip to, to whip, lash, scourge, to chastise, to whip into submission, to reduce to obedience, to put (a horse) to (his) speed by whipping

stiffen, make tough

to make an offering (to a saint), to prosper

make an offering to a saint, especially to Imam Jafar Sadiq

guess, estimate, diagnosis, evaluation

join the dots, establish the linkage, discover the clues

(Agriculture) remove unwanted plants from (an area of ground), any wild plant that grows in an unwanted place, especially in a garden or field where it prevents the cultivated plants from growing freely

extremely hard

adamant, rude

The chain of events

to suffer distress or hardship

address in harsh words

flames of a fire to pick up

a kind of ornament

chains, fetters