preface; introduction; preamble
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
striking off a name; dropping a name (from a list); expulsion; excommunication
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter
unanimous agreement; unanimity
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
this proposal; this plan; this bill; merits
rejection; negation; voting down
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
end; close; conclusion; termination
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
sense of values; values; value system
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); being reborn; reincarnation
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier