remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
partly open; in half bloom
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
deficiency disease (e.g. protein, vitamin, etc.)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue
all-night vigil over a body; wake
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
bent back; hunchback; stoop
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
somewhat below; slightly below
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
minuteness; one millionth
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
as a child; when one was a child
leatherman; conspicuously gay male who belongs to the leather subculture and engages in bodybuilding
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
contrived; false-sounding