to pry; to prize; to prise
with a friendly grin; smilingly
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
progress; being under way
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
funny story; funny anecdote
future; possible; potential; prospective
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
either way; in any case; one way or another
starvation; famine; hunger
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
whitebait; elver (young eel)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
(giving) instruction; initiation
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
human; human-like; as a person
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
like this; in this way; as you see
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
to have a smattering knowledge of
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
to bear fruit; to take effect