sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
selection; choice; option
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
defilement; impurity; object (perceived with the mind or the senses); one billionth
to be smeared; to be covered
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
national border; provincial border
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
that's the way it is; such is life
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
hostility; antagonism; opposition