sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to pick up; to find; to gather
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
guard; security (officer); guardsman
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
chasm; interstice; crevice; vulva; slit; cunt
to rise; to erect; to get up
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to become very angry; to be furious; to fly into a rage
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners