merganser (any duck of genus Mergus)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
upper half of the body; upper body
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
inexpert or untrained eyes
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
puddle of blood; pool of blood
shelling (e.g. of eggs, nuts, crabs and such)
piece of meat; cut of meat
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
bloodsucking; sucking blood
murder; killing; murderer
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
flight; desertion; escape
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock