stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
to let slip; to slide; to glide
just one person; only one
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to arrive home; to return
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
person of doubtful origin
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
running at full speed; going as fast as one can go
to be very surprised; to be flabbergasted
wrong; different; not like that
to find fault with; to question
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
last ray of hope; only hope
running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching