ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
attending someone through the night (of a guard, nurse); sleeping with a man (at his bidding); overnight vigil before burial
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
talk; recital; narration; topic
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
very likely; very probable
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
hill; hillock; rolling hills; foothills
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
inscrutable; incomprehensible
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
speeding up; increase in pace
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)