to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
neglecting; leaving alone
standing position (working, sex, etc.); erect position; upright position
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
like a part of the family
center; centre; metropolis
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to walk heavily and clumsily; to lumber
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
Lewes (Britain); Ruisu; Louise; Luis; Luiz; Ruiz
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
few decades; many decades; several decades
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
corruption prevention; antisepsis; antiseptic
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
medium; mediocrity; average
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
lower region; lower part; region below
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
looking away; looking aside
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)