shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
chit; sales slip; voucher
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
in the same way as; just like
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
deceiving; cheating; fooling
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
almost; roughly; approximately
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to rank next to; to come after
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
beauty of style; beauty of form
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch