period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
octagon; star anise (Illicium verum); sailfin poacher (Podothecus sachi)
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
to slide down; to slip down
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
guard; sentinel; garrison
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to jar; to creak; to grate
inside; interior; inner part
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
the front; honest; upright; decent
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
health; healthy; sound; fit
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered