canvas; duck; sailcloth; burlap; sackcloth
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
everybody; every last one of them; all
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
foremast hand; common sailor
they; those guys; those fellows
to need; to call for; to require
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
death by hanging; execution by hanging
necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
endless; boundless; everlasting
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
perfect; complete; flawless
threatening (esp. voice, tone, words)
odds and ends; all; every
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
military cadet; officer cadet
watchtower; watch tower; lookout tower
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
promotion (school, military, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
bribe; money under the table
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to drizzle; to become bleary (of eyes)
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
grandfather; male senior-citizen