load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
boat for transporting mud; boat made from mud (in folktales); (fig.) sinking ship
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
police cell; place of detention; jail
greatest mistake of one's life
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
front tooth; foretooth; incisor
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
colour; color; hue; tints
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
internment; detainment; detention
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
one's own property; possessions
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
esoteric Buddhist ritual in which incantations are chanted; magic
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to boil with rage; to be infuriated
(smelling) strongly; pungently; reeking; angrily; sulkily; in a huff
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement