home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
screw; propeller (e.g. on a ship)
violent explosion; bursting
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
that is to say; so that means
small fraction; small proportion
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
water (hydraulic) pressure
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
blotting out; fill (in graphics)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
still; as yet; as it has been