hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to slide into; to slip into
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
order picking (taking goods from a warehouse to fulfil customer orders); lock picking; picking (a guitar, banjo, etc.)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
with a clink (click, clack)
hosing down; drainage; discharge of water; spraying with water
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
beyond that point; after that
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
brilliant; bright; dazzling
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
creak; squeak; creaking sound
to jar; to creak; to grate