not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
remote control; remote operation
fort; stronghold; fortification
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
charging (electrically); electrification
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
light; right; right field; right fielder
now that you say that; now that you mention it
place of dispatch; place of origin
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
strangulation; strangling
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
administration; medication; dosage
overheating; overexcitement
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
(computer) command; command key; commando
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to sprout; to put forth buds
on the sea; surface of the sea
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
to return a favor (favour); to repay