dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
feigning death; playing possum; tonic immobility; thanatosis; apparent death
periodic; regular; routine
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to find out; to discover; to locate
lathe; potter's wheel; windlass; pulley
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
masculinization; virilization
contradiction; inconsistency
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
making a show of one's faults
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
town; city; municipal; urban
influence (on someone); inspiration
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to understand (each other); to comprehend
reason for being; raison d'être
product; produce; result; fruit
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
firm; strong; solid; stable
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
happy memory; sweet memory