shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
please; somehow or other; one way or another
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
puffing (e.g. steam train); chugging; steaming; feeling hot
understood; I see; OK; present; here
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
maid; helper; help; assistance
changing clothes; change of clothes
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
ding; chime (sound of a bell or a small gong)
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner