series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
sexual act; sexual intercourse
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)
face contorted and about to cry
finally; in the end; on top of all that
having children; attempting to conceive
proper; respectable; decent; honest
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
melancholy; gloom; depression
long time; long interval; for quite some time
nod; inclination of the head
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
acquaintance; appreciative friend
it's not like; it isn't as if
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
stone which is worshipped; image of a god in stone
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
already known; well-known
germination; germ; sprout; bud; sign