severe; strict; tough; hard
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
by hook or by crook; by all possible means
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
even though it is not; despite not
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to be transparent; to show through
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
word root (the smallest portion of a larger word that holds meaning)
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
confused (situation); great fuss; much wrangling
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
slip of paper with a fortune-telling message; street fortune-teller
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
standing; reserve; always having ready
flour; meal; powder; dust
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
hitting ratio; hit rate; success rate; accuracy rate
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around