relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
drama; play; powerful drug
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
looking out for oneself; putting one's own skin first; prioritizing one's own safety above all else
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
light pink; pale pink; cherry blossom pink
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
this and that; one thing and another
speculation; thinking; meditation
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry