pure; true; genuine; unmixed
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
last century; ancient times
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
Critically Endangered (conservation status); CE
just a handful; only a small number (of)
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
foreign; abroad; overseas
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
huge; enormous; great big
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
appointment; rendezvous; date
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
plaintive; piteous; doleful
mixed race; mixed parentage
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits