complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
cave; cavern; den; grotto
to find out; to discover; to locate
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to call again; to call someone back
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
to call in; to invite; to bring in
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
both; both sides; both parties
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
during the night; at night
to finish; to end; to be completed; to fulfill one's obligations
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden