to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
sacred books; sutras; scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)
devoted; self-sacrificing
modest; reserved; discreet; careful; prudent; circumspect
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to blow out; to spout out
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
extreme masochist; very masochistic
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
intermission (between acts); interlude
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
rights and interests (esp. those a country holds abroad)
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
branch; branch office; subdivision
estimate (of costs); budget
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around