fried prawns; fried shrimp
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated
competent; suitable; qualified
covered in mud; mud-caked
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
firm; strong; solid; stable
looking on (somebody) as hostile
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
calm; composed; leisurely
strategy meeting; council of war
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to fold up; to fold into layers
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
gas station; petrol station
last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; gathering; collecting; coming together
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?