village headman; village mayor
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
letter; missive; note; mail
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
binoculars; field glasses
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
ten; 10; ten years of age
succeeding; following; trailing; next
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
meaning; significance; sense
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge