to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to employ; to hire; to charter
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
determination; resolution
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
laborer; labourer; workman
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
at first; in the beginning; originally
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
broker; employment agency
to call together; to convene
stranger; tramp; wanderer
skill; dexterity; proficiency
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
thereupon; shortly thereafter
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
weighing anchor; setting sail
column; file; (vertical) line
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
internal combustion engine
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy