lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
sticky; gummy; gooey; tenacious; persistent; dogged
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to despair of; to see the vanity of
mental; spiritual; emotional
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
sleeping pill; sleep medication
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
harm; injury; evil (influence)
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
(brute) force; using all one's might
contraception; birth control
semi-governmental; semi-official
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
step; stride; counter for steps
to cut apart; to split; to divide; to cut open
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
firing in rapid succession; volley of shots
to be hot on a person's heels
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable