lack of self-reliance; depending on others
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
to say no more; to sink into silence
quite; utterly; really; completely
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to correct oneself; to restate
putting life into; animating; cheering up
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
hand used like a sword in striking
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
source of information; intelligence source; message source
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
a cut above; one step above
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
animation cel (from an animated movie)
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy