incineration; destruction by fire
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
8th day of the month; eight days
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
attenuation; damping; decay
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
fishy; dubious; questionable; false-looking
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
management; administration; operation
giving; provision; furnishing
distinguished war service; merit of war
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
grotesque; disgusting; gross
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
scenery; scene; landscape
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at