sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
street stall; stand; booth
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
now that; since; so long as; because
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
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society; the world; the times