to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
fields (of rice and other crops)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to hide; to keep to oneself
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
evident; plain; distinct; clear
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
recommendation; endorsement
military vessel; war fleet
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
on the sea; surface of the sea
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to move forward; to move on
to blow out; to spout out
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
remarkable; striking; obvious