valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
coming out (as gay, etc.)
sentiment; sentimentality
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
looking on; remaining a spectator
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
southerly (wind); from the south
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
transcendence; excellence; superiority
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
a little bit; a little while
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to smirk; to grin broadly
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
looking depressed; long face
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into