bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
to badger; to pester; to beg
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to be touching; to be moving
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
disaster; calamity; misfortune
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
bad karma; sinful deed; evil deed
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
secret; private; surreptitious
iron and stone; iron will
completing the path to becoming a Buddha (by attaining enlightenment)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
lodging; boarding; boarding house; school dormitory
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
business; errand; nature of one's business
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
personage; person (deserving of respect)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
resultant force; assistance; help; donation; alms
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
evening; dusk; evening scene; evening landscape; light of the setting sun
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem