trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
otter (Lutra lutra); Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to spread; to be propagated
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
discovery; detection; finding
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
close to the wall; alongside the wall
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
electricity; (electric) light
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
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
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
reopening; resumption; restarting