reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
leaving (a group, team, etc.)
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
to run down (stairs, etc.)
(horse-drawn) cab; gharry; fiacre
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
widower; divorced man not remarried
ex-wife; former wife; previous wife
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
particularly; only; in the case of
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
dissuasion (from resigning, leaving, etc.); persuading (to stay)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
somewhat far; fairly distant
near oneself; close to one; familiar
bone marrow; medulla; true spirit; one's mind