quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
sorry; excuse me; thank you
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
front; frontage; facade; main
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
government; administration
freighter; cargo ship; carrier
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
originally; by nature; from the start
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
grey moustache; white beard
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
in spite of; regardless of
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
every evening; night after night
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
fate; destiny; predestination