bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
proposal; offer; request; application
social; societal; societary
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to serve; to work for; to attend
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
sincere; honest; faithful
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
garden watchman; garden keeper; guard of the inner garden
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
the bounds of reason; the limits of (common) sense
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
quick work; (clever) feat
arrest; apprehension; capture
to keep a watchful eye on
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to relapse; to reassert; to review
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
canteen; post exchange; PX
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
expression; look; countenance; face
to be exhausted; to be tired out