to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
houses and inhabitants; population
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to get thin; to taper off
environment; circumstance
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
flight; escape; running away; flying high
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment); procrastination
to say (something) over one's shoulder
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to follow; to conform; to apply to
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
comma; decimal point; radix point
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
to encamp; to take up positions
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
refined; elegant; graceful; classic
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!