playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
to stare back at; to look back at
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
having said that; on the other hand
other than; excluding; without
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
settlement; solution; resolution
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to care for someone; to look after someone
matter of time; question of time
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
swiftness of foot; fast runner; swift horse; fleet steed
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
feeding (animals); provisioning
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
column of water; water column
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
hair style; coiffure; hairdo