mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
(made of) stone; stone-built
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
doorknob; door knob; door handle
to become locked; to lock
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
confidence; trust; faith; credit
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
madder red; dark red; crimson
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
had better ...; had better not ...
border area; border zone; borderland
call; summons; convening; convocation