tucking up the hem of one's garments
quickly adaptable; pro-active
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
throwing a ball; handball
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
belief; faith; conviction
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
chastity; fidelity; faithfulness; virtue
companion; partner; spouse
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to stop walking; to pause
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
fortune-telling; divination
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
on the sea; surface of the sea
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
to thrust before; to thrust at
willpower; energy; vitality