good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
military register; muster roll
just past noon; afternoon
disembarkation; getting off a ship; going ashore
written explanation; written apology
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
sympathy; compassion; pity
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
courteous; decorous; polite
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
to find oneself in deep trouble; to be deep in the shit
terrible situation; awful state of affairs; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
young and energetic; up-and-coming
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
theory of education; view of education
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
gill-net fishing; tangle-net fishing
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real