to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
simple; simplified; easy; plain
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
commitment; pledge; promise
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
salt thrown to purify the ring before a bout
crestfallen; dejected; shriveled (like a slug sprinkled with salt)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to make oneself understood (in some language); to be able to relieve oneself
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
self-determination; suicide
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
upper half of the body; upper body
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
with a squish; with a splat
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe