to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to have meaning; to be meaningful
elder sister; effeminate man
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
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
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
to get between; to be caught in
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
unfortunately; regrettably
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled