whitebait; elver (young eel)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
somehow; for some reason or other
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
beforehand; in advance; previously
adopted daughter; foster daughter
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
gossip; corner of the mouth
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command