soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
restoration; repair; mending
between the devil and the deep sea; out of the frying pan into the fire
identifier; distinguished name; DN
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
tiger (feline, Panthera tigris)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
post; quarters; military station; police station
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
different opinion; objection
final; eventual; ultimate
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to squash; to crush; to flatten
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
none other than; ... himself; ... herself