extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
in a little bit; after a short while
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
throwaway; disposable; single-use
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
outsider; someone outside of a group
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
one's post; place of work; workplace
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
few decades; many decades; several decades
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
(someone's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
medical treatment; medical care
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to yell; to rant; to rave
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
commencing with; including
drinking straight from a bottle
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
place where one works; construction site; working area
construction; establishment