straw mat used as a bag for carrying earth
spherical; globular; globe-shaped
tortoise shell bondage; turtle shell bondage
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to approach; to draw near
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
edge of town; outskirts of a village
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
tank for holding human waste (used for fertilizer); night-soil reservoir; cesspool; cesspit
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
per person; per capita; per head
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.