bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
lawless people; gang; malcontents; recalcitrants
grandfather; male senior-citizen
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
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)
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
postwar period; period after Second World War
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
last days; the end; one's fate
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
hotel charge; lodging expense
as; because; with; due to
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
to speak; to say; to vocalize
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to make one's rounds; to patrol
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to whine; to make feeble complaints
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki