clear; precise; definite; distinct
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to keep (a person) waiting
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
both; both sides; both parties
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
plateau; tableland; eminence
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
depression; lowlands; low ground; bottom land; plain
ornament representing the Isle of Eternal Youth
wind-swept; exposed to the wind