mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
country; territory; domain; realm
to exert oneself; to make efforts
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to buy more (of something)
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
source of river; fountainhead
sudden price jump; steep price rise
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
going through; going via; going by way of
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to get someone to say; to make someone say
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to hit (someone) once; to give (somebody) a punch; to intimidate (someone)
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
armchair theory; impracticable theory
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary