potsherd; shard; fragment of pottery
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
happy; cheerful; pleasant
incineration; destroy by fire
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
property; fortune; means; assets
survival; survivor; relic
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
old couple; elderly couple
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to devour; to bite to death
unable to back out; unable to withdraw; unable to stop; unable to compromise
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
dazzling victory; win of a rank-and-file wrestler over the grand champion
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to fall in love (with); to love
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
in name only; titular; nominal
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
guaranteed; authentic; certified