tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
degeneration; retrogression
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
first meeting; first interview with
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
it's been a long time; long time no see
rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
military personnel; soldier
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to have a talk; to tell a story
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
job application form; employee satisfaction
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness