plural; multiple; several
arrangement; pact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
devoted; self-sacrificing
battlefield; battleground
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
funny story; funny anecdote
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
entertainment; amusement; fun
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
being average (capacity, looks) (as good as anyone); mediocrity
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
southern part; the south (of a region)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
exactly as stated; verbatim