stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
outer layer (e.g. of skin); cuticle; epidermis; epithelium
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
therefore; because of this; for this reason
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
self-affirmation; self-approval
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
casting; founding; minting
appearance; expression; manifestation
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
meeting (esp. of a mutual financing association)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
maintenance; preservation; improvement
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances