to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye
exposure to wind; severe criticism
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
carefree; free from worry
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
preliminary test or trial; tryout
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something