trying one's luck; test of one's luck
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
things at hand; personal belongings
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to examine someone's expression
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
all night; throughout the night
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
butterfly; papillion (dog breed)
caterpillar track; continuous track
flight; desertion; escape
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
thickly; stickily; viscously
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
timewise; temporal; chronal
bathing (swimming) in cold water
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to hang (a curtain); to droop (a tail); to lower (a blind)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
riel (Cambodian currency)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)