to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
with a bang (clash, bump)
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
making a killing; making easy money; robbery; robber
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to be excited; to be elated
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
to hold (a ceremony); to perform