modern state; modern nation
violent robbery or burglary; killing and robbing (someone)
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
Spain; Spanish (language)
plaintive; piteous; doleful
prevailing mood of a locality; emotional climate of a district
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement
use; utility; effect; benefit
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
high spirits; gleeful mood
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
meal (food, ground grain); Mir (Russian space station); meel; Indian club
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
inundation; submersion; flood
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
my husband; one's family; family member
to continue for a long time; to undergo a repeated series
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
stepping back; drawing back
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
trap door; removable floor boards
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
stomach ache; abdominal pain