curse; spell; malediction
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
with a start; with a jump
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
for the first time in one's life
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
useless; vain; aimless; idle
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to invite in; to show someone in
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
changing clothes; change of clothes
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum