readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
battlefield; battleground
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
to say no more; to sink into silence
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
to attempt; to test; to try out
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
hedge; fence; border; limit
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
Korean mussel (Mytilus coruscus)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
nod; inclination of the head
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
good humour (humor); good mood
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to be used to calling (someone by a certain name)
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to press against each other; to huddle together
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
complete recovery of health
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose