confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to attempt; to test; to try out
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
front room; parlor; parlour; living room
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
dispersing; breaking up; running away
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
Buddhist memorial service
attendance; participation; presence
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to lose heart; to lose motivation
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
history of; experience of
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly