unexpected; unforeseen; strange
vexatious; troublesome; complicated
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
defilement; impurity; object (perceived with the mind or the senses); one billionth
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
detached; aloof; indifferent
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
smoothly; easily; readily
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
reason; cause; history; origin
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to relate at great length; to dwell eloquently (on)
long ago; a long time ago; already
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
convention; tired tradition; old custom
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn