shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to trample; to crush underfoot
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to be transparent; to show through
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
funny story; funny anecdote
predicament; one's ground; one's position
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
semi-transparent; translucent
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to be photographed; to be projected
to fly around; to scatter
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
shell gathering (at low tide); clamming
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone