this world; this life; world of the living
to entertain; to make welcome
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
long time; long interval; for quite some time
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
guardian; mentor; protector
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on