skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
even if; even though; however; no matter how
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
straight; as the crow flies
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
unfairness; injustice; partiality
prickling; stinging; tingling
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity