though; even if; whether ... or ...
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
two legs; two feet; two pairs
short and stout; small but wide around
gigantic statue; colossus; huge image
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
passage; path; route; one's way
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
depravity; corruption; degradation
sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
the lower classes; the common people
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
muddy water; red-light district
to blaze; to burn brightly
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
chance (of success); odds
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
leader; central personage
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical