to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
sound of a gun; roar of cannon
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
unprecedented; never seen before
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
appearance; figure; shape; form
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to shave off; to scrape off
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
flames produced by an explosion; explosive flames
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
bygones; the past; past event