modern person; people of today
anarchy; state of anarchy
bet; wager; stake; gamble
free speech; freedom of speech
being upright and cleanhanded
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
crystalline lens (of the eye)
to forget completely; to leave behind
(translucent) aqueous solution
terrestrial (life); land-dwelling
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
to wrap up; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
slight; thin; on the weak side
strongish; somewhat strong
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark