proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
one or two; a few; small number
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to be conspicuous; to stand out
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
essence; true nature; substance; reality
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to apologize; to apologise
antiquity; the previous era
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
private school; non-government school
body; physical system; (the) person
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
eccentric; crank; oddball
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
unique; peculiar; special
one may well say so, but ...; even more than