back street; back alley; slums
terraced or partitioned housing structure
parting; separation; farewell
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
very small (particularly of a room or flat)
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
night watch; night sentry
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
(medical) doctor; physician
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
even the patience of a saint eventually runs out; (lit.) (if you touch) the Buddha's face three times (he will get annoyed)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
letter; missive; note; mail
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
living by selling off one's possessions
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
can't be helped (of situation, reason, etc.); unavoidable
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
relation; relative; kind; cordial