occurrence; happening; incident; event
polite; respectful; reverent
sympathy; compassion; pity
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
you could say; you might say; verging on the
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
elementary and middle school pupils
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
several minutes; a few minutes
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)