to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
prospects of victory; chances of success
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
fully prepared; all ready
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
to make something bright; to shine; to polish
generation (e.g. power); sending a telegram; telegraphing
raising an army; launching business
at the present time; as of now; at this time
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
how many times; how often
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)