wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to slap down; to knock down; to floor
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
feelings; thoughts; meaning
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
son of a bitch; piece of shit
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
curiosity; inquisitiveness
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
official divorce registration papers
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to persuade by tears; to use tears to get one's way
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
to distribute; to hand out
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal