criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
wounded person; injured person
physical work; manual labour (labor)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
to find fault with; to question
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to suppress one's emotions
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
(in) the air; midair; sky
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
to make merry; to be festive
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
to come from; to have roots in
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
(arch.) to deceive; (arch.) to fool; (arch.) to lie; to commit adultery
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to squeeze out; to wring out
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)