unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to be fated to; be linked by fate
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
nothing but; none other than
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to paint (draw) a picture
engraver; carver; sculptor
carving; engraving; sculpture
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
to throw at; to turn; to raise
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
you could say; you might say; verging on the
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
rationality; reasonableness
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
law; rule; commandment; the Torah (the law of God as revealed to Moses)
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination