taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
person standing watch; guard duty
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
with one's mouth wide open; gapingly
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to knock down; to knock off
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
main question; real issue at hand
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
settlement; solution; resolution
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of