questions and answers; dialogue
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
very careful; thoroughly prepared
plainly; clearly; vividly
secretary (government); director; chief
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
Chinese guger tree (Schima wallichii)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
all present; all concerned; all of us
to grant permission; to give permission
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to collect information; to gather knowledge
brother; lay brother; non-ordained member of a Christian religious order
study of foreign languages; linguistics
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
creation (of the universe); the Creation
Last Judgment (judgment of mankind to take place when the world ends, according to various religious traditions)