mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to speak; to say; to vocalize
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
episode; anecdote; vignette
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
everyone at once; everyone together
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
great writer; major writer
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
small grain; small stature or ability
counter for drops of liquid
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
intellectual class; educated class; intelligentsia