the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
deportation; expulsion from the country
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
with the skin on; unskinned; unpeeled; unhusked
diplomatic; diplomatically
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
national finance; central government finance
armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
premature death; untimely death; dying young
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
going back to sleep; sleeping in
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
salvation of one's country