to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
(entering into) nirvana; died; silent; tranquil
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
(something) like that; that sort of; resembling; seemingly authentic; genuine-looking; realistic
avocado (Persea americana)
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
growing child's hearty appetite
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha
stepwise; one step at a time
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
to burrow through; to dig through
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
to harden earth into a mass
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
dilapidated house; deserted house
exclusive possession; sole ownership; monopoly
granted that; even if; even though
one's whole heart; everything one feels
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible