to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
up in a tree; in the trees
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
fully armed; armed to the teeth
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
in that manner; like that
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to break the silence; to break one's silence
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to fidget; to be restless
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
the lower classes; the common people
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating