to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to order; to command; to appoint
your husband; her husband
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
using together; mixing (usage)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
river surface; surface of a river
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
southern tip; southern end; southernmost part
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
11th day of the month; 11 days