agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
laxative; purgative; evacuant
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
several times; several degrees
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
edge of town; outskirts of a village
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest