to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
it hasn't been long since
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to launch a surprise attack
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to thrust before; to thrust at
tenth day of the month; ten days
son of a bitch; piece of shit
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
overprescription; overmedication; drug dependence
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to give off a stench; to stink
(electric) torch; flashlight
flash (of light); glint; schiller
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about