forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
literally; to the letter; literal
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
immediately; right away; on the spot
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
reopening; resumption; restarting
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)