excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
ordinary soldier; mere soldier
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
temporary retirement; leave of absence; suspension from office
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
horizon (related to bodies of water)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
first meeting; first interview with
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while