to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
distemper painting; painting made with gold or silver paint (usu. on a dark background)
creation; generation; formation; derivation
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
news; word; tidings; omen
indiscriminately; without consideration; irrespective of the occasion; paying no attention to the feelings or expectations of those nearby
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
business hours; opening hours; office hours
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment