to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to do for (the sake of someone else)
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
existence; possession; having; limited company
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
south entrance; south exit
north entrance; north exit
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards