to sit; to squat; to be implicated
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
conjectures and surmises; speculation; giving one's imagination full play without any ground
to take on a role; to take part
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
distress; wretched condition
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to blow off; to be blown off
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
ending up right back where one started
ongoing; in progress; afoot
representative; exemplary; model
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to subsist; to keep on living
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
origin; beginning; source; rise
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
tub bath; washing oneself in a tub; taking a bath in a washtub; cleaning oneself for religious purification; ablution
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be