shoulder strap (on a dress, bag, etc.)
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
urgent; requiring quick (response)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
quantity or volume of water
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
bank; weir; embankment; levee
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
southeastern part; the southeast
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
article; item; thing; goods; wares
to sell off; to sell completely
the way back; the way home; return trip
(made of) leather; leather-bound
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
cease-fire; truce; armistice
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)