anchorage; anchoring; mooring
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
disembarkation; getting off a ship; going ashore
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to get twisted; to get kinked
to badger; to pester; to beg
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
sense of relief; feeling of relief
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
heap; pile; stack; full measure
eating; bite (in fishing)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
same trade; same business; same profession
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
gender; distinction of sex; sex
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
from the viewpoint of; according to
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
horse tack; horse gear; harness