as is habit; the way life normally is
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
(right at the) side; just beside
natural calamity; disaster
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
electricity; (electric) light
night view; night skyline; nightscape
to thrust down; to push off
impossible; unlikely; improbable
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to harm; to cause harm to
real experience; actual observations
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
just the other day; quite recently
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling