to strip; to peel; to tear off
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
one way or the other; either way
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
clothes; clothing; garments
hundred-yen store; 100 yen shop
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
all parts; various parts; every department
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to push aside; to brush aside
rest; break; recess; intermission
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
river; stream; River; the ... river
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook