sheep skin; fleece; parchment
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
maritime; marine transportation
attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither; falling between two stools; (lit.) catching neither the horsefly nor the bee
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
being excessively cautious; (lit.) knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
solitude; loneliness; isolation
pig's snout; nose resembling a pig's snout; snorting like a pig (while laughing)
common law; customary law (in international law)
to push along; to move (something) by pushing
to throw one's weight around; to be puffed up
extremity; end; bound; limit
hip-hop culture; Black culture (esp. breakdancing culture)
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
painfully itchy; painful and itchy
one's previous life; previous existence
reading too much into things
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
main city (of a district, province, etc.); major city
time of setting (sun, moon, etc.)
to correct oneself; to restate
butt of a joke; punchline
One Thousand and One Nights; Arabian Nights