origin of an illness; cause of a disease; pathogenesis; etiology
social meeting place; watering hole
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
secular life; workaday world
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
trace element; micronutrient
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
wetting; love affair; lover
to pour water on; to irrigate
all one has; all one's possessions
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
local newspaper; regional newspaper
diverse; various; wide-ranging
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
outside the country; abroad
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
craftsmanship; artisanship
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)