Vocabulary

castration; neutering; gelding; sterilization

coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)

working overtime

saw

school of fish; shoal of fish

fish market

competing (with each other) in creating (composing, drawing, writing, etc.); competition to produce an (artistic, literary, etc.) work

minimum; minuscule

(around the) neck; nape

binding hand and foot

to run into; to rush into

empty conveyance; empty taxi; free taxi

hoe

court-martial

(soulless) body

situation; business climate; outlook

stepmother

bloodshot eyes

perspective

to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to make dirty; to stain

back tooth; molar

arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war

bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring

proper; reasonable; right; appropriate

worn-out rice land

(lower) abdomen; hypogastrium

some; any; (a) little; of some kind; of some sort

inflammable; flammable; combustible; burnable

sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute

lineage; pedigree; family line

in the fire; in the flames

confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop

currency value

the other day; some days ago; recently

scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting

moth

cheerful; lively; lighthearted

founding a temple (on a hill-top)

opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal

staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover