district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
sinking; submerging; sinker; weight
one's own handwriting; autograph
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
way of solving (a problem); solution
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to paint (draw) a picture
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
loser; defeated person; the defeated
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
several times; once or twice