faint outlines of an island; vague shape of an island; silhouette of an island
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to get angry; to get mad; to be angular; to be square
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
sounding each other out; probing each other
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
good young man; agreeable youth
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
host; landlord; innkeeper
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
fate; destiny; predestination
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
they; those guys; those fellows
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
craving for the limelight
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
processed goods; finished goods
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
throat; important part; vital area
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class