main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to eke out a living; to get a bare livelihood; to live from hand to mouth
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
treatment strategy; method of treatment; therapeutic approach
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
to become hoarse; to become husky
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
to narrowly escape death; to have a narrow escape from death
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
hateful; detestable; loathsome
infected person; carrier (e.g. of a virus)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
death rate; mortality rate
unique; peculiar; singular
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
sanity; consciousness; soberness
nothing but; none other than
shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
discipline; punishment; reprimand
death from disease; death from illness
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
conflict; fighting each other
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to creep about; to crawl around