exercise to help digestion
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
shoring up (a company, industry, etc.); propping up; bolstering; manipulation (of the market, esp. to prevent a sudden fall); jacking-up
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
evil thought; malicious motive
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
pension (esp. public servant's); (arch.) a lord giving a land holding to a vassal
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
the lower classes; the common people
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
with a (light) slapping sound
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
ringing; throbbing violently
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to be nearing death; to be dying
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
to recollect; to remember; to imagine; to guess; (arch.) to admire (e.g. beauty); (arch.) to praise
lying low (and awaiting one's chance); biding one's time; submitting at first (to then strike later)
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
raging fire; conflagration