hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
(not) a single person; (no) one
for the first time in one's life
stature; height; size; physique
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to encamp; to take up positions
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
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
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
chastity; virtue; fidelity
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable