to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
note (letter) left behind; will
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to come and go; to go back and forth
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
level ground; plain; flatland
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
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)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
district; section; sector
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to make an appeal; to urge