cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
severe punishment; rigorous measures
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
showing one's face in public; facing another person
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to summon courage; to be brave
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
fresco; mural; wall painting
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to demote; to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon; to withdraw (troops, etc.)
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
speculation; thinking; meditation
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); being reborn; reincarnation
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
black lustre; black luster
time limit; time restriction
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
before it happens; beforehand