vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
resignation (from a position)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
in unison; as one; united
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
villain; baddie; the villain's part
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to become clear; to be made public
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
(turned out) all right in the end
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
sickroom; hospital room; ward