to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
fertile; rich; productive
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
several times; once or twice
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
complexion; colour; color; blood red
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
(distant) howling; backbiting
now that; since; so long as; because
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
surrounding at a distance
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
strong pressure; heavy pressure
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response