crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
offense; offence; method of attack
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
stolen goods; loot; spoils
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
perceptive mental disturbances
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
upper reaches of a river; upstream
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
according to plan; as planned; on target
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
mountain stream; mountain torrent
there; over there; that place; that far; that much; that point
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to be comfortable; to be easy; to be relaxed; to be cosseted
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
quantity or volume of water