glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)
it's not like; it isn't as if
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
requisition; commandeering; conscription
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
catch in one's hands; seizure
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity
evening; last night; yesterday evening
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
job; work; duties; trade; skill
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
very much; exceedingly; extremely