to snatch from; to steal from
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
the guilty are audacious; show remorse when you are in the wrong
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
head; brains; intellect; understanding
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
periodic medical check-up (examination)
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect
lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs; lotus seat (under Buddhist statue); lotus base; lotus pedestal
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
outside of; not covered by
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
one's nose wrinkles (from a strong stench)
to have one's horizons broadened
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to feel depressed; to be down
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)