to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
all present; all concerned; all of us
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
how; in what way; by what means
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
(clenched) fist; knuckles
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to not believe one's ears
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
terrycloth; towelling; toweling
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
distant look; faraway look
(childbirth) delivery table; birthing table
to get thin; to taper off
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
answer respectively agreement or disagreement