with a chuckle; with a giggle
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to wrestle with; to contest an issue; to take part in sumo
grapple; scuffle; fight; defeating one's enemy on the battlefield
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
soft, light rustling (e.g. leaves in the wind)
tranquility; tranquillity; calmness; serenity; quietness
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
leading; guiding; commanding
suspicious-looking; fishy
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
health; healthy; sound; fit
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
bathing (swimming) in cold water
spring water; clear (pure) water
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
berry (e.g. grape, tomato, banana); fleshy fruit
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding