record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
single word; a few words; brief comment
alteration; falsification; faking
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
decapitated head of an enemy
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
testimony; (verbal) evidence
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
decrease; reduction; decline
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
but; however; even though; even if
ink line; tool for marking long, straight lines on flat surfaces; inkpot; ink bottle
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
writing implement; writing tool
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
to polish up; to shine up
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
drinking water; potable water
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
charcoal; charred remains
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)