washhouse; place for cleaning one's laundry
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
private person; individual
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
the entire force (of soldiers)
strictly; severely; rigidly
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
physical condition; state of health
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
slightly early; just before
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination