intention, object, design, view, purpose, meaning, end

self-interest, selfishness

selfish, interested

needy, interested, desirous, selfish

concern oneself with

one who has an axe to grind

have one's desire or need fulfilled, get what is desired

slave of one's passions

selfish person is never true to anyone

necessity makes one mad

All acts below from self or fellow-feeling flow

in short, to sum up

thundering, thunder

escaping, avoiding, deviating

deviation, aversion, shunning

dissolved, molten, melted, soft and plump, gentle, tender

an iron club (pointed at one end, and having a knob at the other covered with spikes), mace

a brave man, courageous, a hero

haughty, proud with a haughty frown, pompous, gallant, proudy

melting

thunderous

natural, innate

thunder, speak in a loud and powerful voice

with a roar, with shouting, loudly, aloud, roaring with a loud voice

pit of decline

rumble

barking dogs seldom bite