to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
even if not; even without
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to glare at each other; to confront each other
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
straw skirt; grass skirt; traditionally worn by hunters and fishermen
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
detailed and accurate; exhaustive and precise; meticulous; finely detailed
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
breastplate; chest protector; bib
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
not caring; not giving a damn
state of the war; war situation
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
intercept; interception; counter-attack
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)