independence; autonomy; self-reliance
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to have a talk; to tell a story
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings; happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
surroundings; environs; circumference
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
not caring; not giving a damn
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)