stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
opportunity to show off; showplace
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
straw skirt; grass skirt; traditionally worn by hunters and fishermen
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
being a mystery (due to conflicting testimony); being unknown; (lit.) in a grove
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to become empty; to be emptied
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
to limp; to drag one's feet
haori (Japanese formal coat)
mushrooming; mushroom picking; mushroom gathering
passage; path; route; one's way
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
identifying (something as being the same as something else); identification (e.g. of a suspect)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
shoring up (a company, industry, etc.); propping up; bolstering; manipulation (of the market, esp. to prevent a sudden fall); jacking-up
rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion
to use (the same thing) for multiple purposes; to reuse; to work (someone) hard; to order around
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
(made of) leather; leather-bound