to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
postwar period; period after Second World War
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
everywhere; all over; throughout
out of character; unlike one
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
but; however; provided that
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
moving tale; impressive tale
talk; story; conversation
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
over-fond parent; doting parent
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
to be dispersed; to get separated
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional