taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
type of sauna in which one lies on a slab of heated rock; lava bath; bedrock bath
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
every evening; every night
failed at every attempt; defeated in every (match, battle, etc.)
play-biting (e.g. by pets); mouthing; nipping
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
steering (of a boat); steerage
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
rare; uncommon; not often seen
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
straight-laced person; stubborn person
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
reason; grounds; circumstances
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
sound of voice; vocal sound
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
to go underground; to go into hiding
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to be consistent; to be coherent
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)