established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant
as if it weren't already enough
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
aggression; invasion; raid
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
multiracial nation; multiethnic country
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
obedience; submission; resignation
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to help each other; to cooperate
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
daily necessities; everyday goods
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
unlimited viewing; watching as much as one likes
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with