lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
damn Westerner; (lit.) hairy foreigner
damn Westerner; (lit.) hairy foreigner
everyday life; daily life
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
chief; main; principal; important
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
make one wrong move and...; take one wrong step and...
wife and children; (arch.) wife
family; members of a family
love affair; love relationship
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping
temporary retirement; suspension from office
man of letters; literary man
manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless