knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
sick person; patient; invalid
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
street; quarter; district; area
innumerable changes; infinite variety
hostility; antagonism; opposition
interior; inside; internal
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
second grade; second class; secondary
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to become better; to improve
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
yearned for; longed for; missed
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...