pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
be (that) as it may; having said that
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
founder; originator; pioneer
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
trade; buying and selling
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to return evil for good; to return a favor with spite
to be too numerous; to be too much
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
chance (of success); odds
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
desperation; struggle to the death
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
with a slip; with a slide
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself