last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
endemic disease; local disease
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
unconcerned (about); unbothered; unworried; easy; simple
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to make use of; to use (money) for; to lend (money); to advance (e.g. a loan); to accommodate (someone) with
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
succeeding; following; trailing; next
walking briskly; determinedly
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
one (thing); one piece; one item
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
they; those guys; those fellows
other side; opposite side; other party
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
being filled with; being full of; permeation