to have a chat with; to exchange words or promises; to promise; to get engaged
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
(another's) daughter; young lady (esp. of respectable upbringing)
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
to cut into squares (cubes)
to look upwards; to look up
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
to lose one's presence of mind; be flummoxed; to get flustered
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
perversity; cantankerous; eccentric
to gain traction; to develop momentum; to get a boost; to pick up steam
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to get scarce; to run short
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
identically; in the (exact) same way; similarly
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to crumble away; to collapse
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
counter for drops of liquid
to reflect; to throw back light
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
probe each other; sound each other out
to have a rumor circulating
to brush off; to shake off
to stop crying; to cry oneself out