forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
to think too much; to be over-concerned
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
to invite in; to show someone in
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
at work; in the midst of work; working
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
fellow countryman; compatriot; person from the same province; person from said country
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
close by; right there; short distance away; at once; as soon as possible; immediately
to call a person's attention (to)
speaking voice; talking voice
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to have an uneasy conscience
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set