window-sill; window-ledge
to temper thoroughly; to train well
better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution
long-lasting; durable; keeping well
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to let out a cry; to break forth
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
anchorage (area); moorage; roadstead
to look down on; to make light of
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to bury; to embed; to implant
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to step forward; to volunteer
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to knock down; to knock off
the husband of one's elder sister
to plow through (a wave) (plough); to tack (against the wind)
to polish up; to shine up
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to