to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
restarting; resuming operations (e.g. at a power plant)
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
to sniff out; to get wind of
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to run a shop; to have a shop
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
splish-splash; with a splash
it hasn't been long since
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
day after day; day by day
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
(going straight) from heaven to hell
great-great-grandchild; fourth-generation descendant
pregnancy; conception; gestation
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
to rebuke; to scold harshly
subordination; dependency
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
country; territory; domain; realm
(seat at) the head of the table; seat of honour (honor)
information; news; report; reward; retribution
detailed report; full report; details; particulars
successively; one after another
monolith; large slab of rock
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over