to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
monks who practise austerity to the point of death and mummification
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
else; in addition; besides
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
means; way; method; measure
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
influence; effect; impact
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...