securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
ago; since; before; previous
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
threat; intimidation; menace
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to concern; to be related
aviary; henhouse; chicken house
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
tone (of voice); manner of talking