to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
killing three birds with one stone
utter failure; completely wrong guess; big miss
raft; forearm guard (made of thin metal plates); skewered baby-eel kabayaki
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
being lost in deep thought
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
strong-willed; strong of heart
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
big catch (fishing); good haul
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
extinction; annihilation; destruction
Orsborne; Osborne; Osborn
poaching (fish or seafood)
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
dispute; argument; contention
chilly feeling after a bath
belligerence; fighting spirit
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
several weeks; a few weeks
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
to pay a bill; to pay one's debt; to pay one's tab; to pay the price (for one's actions); to face the consequences; to suffer the repercussions
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking