close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
above; going steadily upward
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
strong motivation; aggressive ambition; hunger for success; (lit.) hungry spirit
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to be saved up (of money)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to claim victims; to leave casualties
journalization (accounts); journalisation; bookkeeping
chomping; gulping; with a big bite
to make short work of; to eat up quickly
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
great difference; major mistake
one's mental make-up (structure)
decomposition; ulceration
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
hey there; I say; see here
three sides; small offering stand
black line; linea nigra; pregnancy line
everybody; every last one of them; all
hereabouts; around there; that area
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
namely; that is (to say); in other words
Burnes; Burns; Byrnes; Bahns
18-litre measuring container