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
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
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
time of setting (sun, moon, etc.)
butt of a joke; punchline
One Thousand and One Nights; Arabian Nights
son of a bitch; piece of shit
pump priming; cause; impetus; spark
to behave well (of a child)
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
point of ignition; flash point
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
terrycloth; towelling; toweling
football fish (any fish of family Himantolophidae, esp. the Atlantic footballfish, Himantolophus groenlandicus)
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
restlessly; fussily; anxiously; to be cramped; to be claustrophobic
one's heart; one's mind (feelings, bosom)
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
something or other; what-do-you-call-it; what-do-you-call-them; blah blah blah; yada yada yada
to blow in the opposite direction; to revive