securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
border patrol; border guard; border guards
blow; shock; strike; batting
alvar; biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
to shout (in anger); to yell
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to be worried; to be troubled
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 the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
plump; with a thud; heavily
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
military officer; naval officer
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
document; official papers
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court