to be hot on a person's heels
standing tree; standing timber
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
moron; idiot; stupid person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
considerably; greatly; a lot
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
inundation; submersion; flood
letting (someone) die without helping
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
to remain married for life
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
suicide by drowning; drowning oneself; entering the water; hitting the water
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
to check; to stop; to keep back
good person; virtuous person
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just