toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
headfirst slide; head-first sliding
melancholy; gloom; depression
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
up in a tree; in the trees
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
hiding one's embarrassment
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
in all parts of the world; in all countries; anywhere in the world; both in the Occident and the Orient
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
to live; to reside; to inhabit
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
bhikkhuni (fully ordained nun); Indonesia
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
government office; agency; board
dark and desolate; forlorn
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
the other day; some time ago; recently
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
number of times; frequency; count
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to