present (brought by a visitor); gift
finding employment; getting a job
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
it hasn't been long since
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)
scenery; scene; landscape
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
outer space; void of space
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
stepping back; drawing back
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
everybody; every last one of them; all
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
place; room; margin; scope
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
living thing; organism; creature; biology
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
100,000,000; one hundred million
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity