while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive)
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
trouble; bother; annoyance
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
all night long; all through the night
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
teacher; instructor; professor
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to master something (through personal experience)
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
enmity; antagonism; hostility
good performance; good work; great success
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to put into the mouth; to eat
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
remaining silent; keeping secret