inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
sugar beet (Beta vulgaris)
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
iridescent clouds; glowing clouds
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
fast-talking; always having another argument ready; not able to keep one's mouth shut; never at a loss for words
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
effectiveness of a drug; efficacy of a drug
laziness; indolence; misfeasance; nonfeasance; kausidya
currently popular; in fashion; trendy
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
to cause to swell; to inflame
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
with a wriggle; in a slithering motion; in a squiggle; with a spurt
to bubble; to foam; to froth
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
(an) exile; vagrant; wanderer; nomad
to throw (oneself); to hurl; to cast; to stir (one's feelings); to get excited; to make (one's heart) pound
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
take care; take good care of yourself
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance