strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
format; form; (data) format; formatting (a disk); format
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
short pause; short interval
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
some other time (again); one of these days; before long
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical); semen; sperm
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
to sit down; to take a seat
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
clothes for a newborn baby; baby clothes
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
accident; emergency; calamity
nightcap; a drink before sleeping
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
equanimity; upeksa; upekkha
take (e.g. in film-making)