biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
to jump at; to be attracted by
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
scattered animal feed; ground bait
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
the West; the Occident; Western countries
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
three-way junction; three-way intersection
to say; to be pleased to say
to be settled; to be brought to an end
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
straight; as the crow flies
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
reduced scale; scaling down
silver nugget; silver ingot; silver bullion
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
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
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
to hide; to keep to oneself
worthy of special mention
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
way out; means to escape; escape route
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire