serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
surroundings; environs; circumference
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
legislative bill; measure; agenda item
to tower over the surroundings
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
plural; multiple; several
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
sacred profession; holy orders; vocation; ministry
such ... as; or some such
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to employ; to hire; to charter
very popular; highly favoured
older brother; elder brother
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift