word game; wordplay; playing with words
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
palm heel; heel of the palm
to mow; to reap; to harvest
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
as far as the eye can see
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
along the road; at the side of the road
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
several weeks; a few weeks
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
one's best interests; one's own good
one's family (home) background (environment)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
to search for; to seek for; to look for
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
class; heading; group; category
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
take-out; take-away; carry-out
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
to offer (put up) resistance
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C