to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
penalty for contract breach
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
to employ; to hire; to charter
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
being startled; getting a shock
to overflow from something full
to drink up; to drain (cup)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
state of lethargy; absolute bewilderment; daze; mental numbness
to stare back at; to look back at
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to leave a bad impression behind
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
writing; composition; essay; sentence
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)