to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
just a handful; only a small number (of)
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
entering a faith; joining a religion
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
research; study; investigation
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
life expectancy (at birth); average life span; mean lifetime
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
environment; surroundings; circumstances
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away