quietly; slowly; gracefully
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to rush over; to run up to
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
sick person; patient; invalid
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
strategy meeting; council of war
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
sympathy; compassion; pity
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
end (of a stick, rod, pole, etc.); end of a palanquin carrying pole; palanquin bearer
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to look around; to survey
obstinate and self-assertive
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
field; plain; prairie; moor
what would (you) do?; what to do about it