broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
lunchbox made with loving care by one's wife
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
accident; emergency; calamity
dunce; blockhead; inattentive person; (lit.) (a) lantern at noon
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
prohibition; ban; embargo
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
many; numerous; various; large number of
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to draw back; to leave (the area)
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
double; twice (as much); twofold
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
disturbance; riot; mayhem
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
middle west; Midwest (United States)
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)