promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
this is why; this means; it is the case that
around the world; throughout the world
outcast; odd man out; pariah
morning; forenoon; just before noon
what people say; rumours; public opinion
enjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
one's share; one's portion
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
riverside; edge of a river
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
young and cheeky; brash; sassy
to start working; to take action
smokehole on hearth; hearth; (kitchen) furnace
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
from the beginning; from scratch
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
bad boy; naughty child; brat
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied; to feel refreshed
upper reaches of a river; upstream
to slide down; to slip down
hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
niddle-noddle; nid-nod; nodding off