lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
indolence; laziness; sloth
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
measurement round the hips
(Japanese-style) undershirt worn under nagajuban
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
tub bath; washing oneself in a tub; taking a bath in a washtub; cleaning oneself for religious purification; ablution
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
bathing (swimming) in cold water
good performance; good work; great success
molester; groper; masher; pervert
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
contrived; false-sounding
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of