muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
fair words fill not the belly; food before romance
(connecting) passageway; accessway; walk-through; skyway; sky bridge
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
eating; bite (in fishing)
valuation basis; appraisal standard
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
transportation access; access to (public) transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail); transport links
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
armory; armoury; ordnance department
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
hot topic; talk of the town
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
deep-frying; deep-fried food; abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
going on a pleasure jaunt
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to knock down; to knock out
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
taking care of one's health
thereupon; shortly thereafter
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
dirty work; unpleasant task
to be resolved; to make up one's mind; to steel oneself; to come to a decision
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
one's increasing age; approaching old age; aging steadily