echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
security guard; doorkeeper
to fight against; to oppose; to face
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
very much; exceedingly; extremely
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
preservation from decay; prevention of putrefaction; embalmment; antisepsis
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
I sincerely believe in Amitabha; Lord have mercy on me
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
(putting on the) airs of an official
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to have a talk; to tell a story
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
to approach; to draw near
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
not necessarily so; is not always true
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful