middle of the night; dead of night
moonrise; rise of the Moon
police officer; policeman; policewoman
guidance; direction; leading; guidance of juveniles to prevent delinquency; taking into custody (esp. of minors) for their protection
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
retort; back talk; backchat
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
(one's) grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
having high information content; informative
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
starvation; famine; hunger
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation