to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
suspicious-looking; fishy
Islamic State (of Iraq and the Levant); Daesh; IS; information separator; delimiter
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
nausea; sickness in the stomach
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to cover fully; to wrap around
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
house; dwelling; human habitation
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to settle (in a place); to settle down
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to lie down; to throw oneself down
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
being crazy about something, but not be good at it
attending someone through the night (guard, nurse); act of a woman sleeping with a man (at his bidding); keeping overnight vigil over body before burial
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
if you think about it; come to think of it
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
almost every day; almost daily
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
to incorporate; to work into; to insert