whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
archipelago; group of islands
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
danger; peril; hazard; risk
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
one or two; a few; small number
in order; in turn; one by one
from the beginning; from scratch
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
contrary to one's expectations
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
standing tree; standing timber
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
great difference; major mistake
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
handrail; railing; banister
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)