kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to let out a cry; to break forth
future; possible; potential; prospective
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
(necessary) personnel; required person
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to become decrepit; to be in one's dotage; to become dull; to lose one's astuteness; to lose one's touch; to become senile
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
suspicious-looking; fishy
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to perceive; to understand
tail (animal); tail end; tip
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
(death from) starvation; starving to death
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
old age; old person; the old; the aged
close associate; close aide; brains-truster