Vocabulary

if you are free; if you have time to spare; if not otherwise engaged

in great haste; hurriedly; in a hurry

above all else

authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound

criminal groups and individuals; groups and individuals who seek economic profit through violence, force and fraudulent means; violent criminals, extortionists and racketeers; organized crime; anti-social forces

to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat

total situation fully understood; understood; agreed

O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy

indicates concession or compromise

to be emaciated; to become gaunt; to waste away

decrease in income and profit

spiritual enlightenment only comes through personal experience

enlightenment leads to serenity

all things are causes of sufferings

idea that all things in the universe lack their own unchangeable substances

how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) (have the nerve to) ...?

to microwave; to nuke

trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance

unmanageable; impossible; hopeless

a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after

even further; and then some; even more

housing for the elderly with home-care services provided

good thing; nice thing

high time; about time

to be on the right track; to go well

direct from the farm; farm-fresh

temporary suspension public transport service

one's condolences; feelings of sympathy

is not; am not; are not

is not; am not; are not

Bergmann's rule

lifesaver; person who saved one's life

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

to be meant for each other (of a man and woman); to be connected through fate; to be destined to marry (each other); to be tied by the red string (of fate)

proactive pacifism

to flash before one's eyes (of memories, etc.)

rather than (do ...)

only; just

above; more than