laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
speed of a moving fluid; flow velocity
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
metallic sound; metallic clank
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
number of persons; personnel
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
nod; inclination of the head
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
party; gang; company; squad
since; henceforth; ever since
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade