shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
person entrusted with someone's money, belongings, land, etc.; person in charge of someone taken into custody
chink in the armor (armour)
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
one's principal residence; main home
field; plain; prairie; moor
carriage; movement (of the body)
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
old soldier; veteran; old hand
centre of attention; center of attention
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
wind and snow; snowstorm; blizzard; hardships
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
with a friendly grin; smilingly
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair
food; food products; foodstuffs
curing (meat, etc.); preservative treatment; save process (e.g. to disk); save operation
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly