last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
speaker; one who is skilled at speaking
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
sorry; excuse me; thank you
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
man; male; masculine gender
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
chief; main; principal; important
duty; function; office; mission; task