unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
tax parasite (e.g. public servant, politician, welfare recipient); tax thief
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water-based paint); (laboratory) flask
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to blow off; to be blown off
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
explosive; blasting powder
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
cock; rooster; chanticleer
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to stop walking; to pause
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against