to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
coating; film; membrane; tunic (plants); capsule
one thin flat object; one sheet
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
telecommunications; correspondence
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
late at night; small hours of the morning
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
as soon as possible; ASAP
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
what's what; heads or tails
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
together (with); at the same time; in a lump