preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
to need; to call for; to require
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
occurrence; happening; incident; event
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
chance; opportunity; occasion
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
assertion; declaration; affirmation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to say no more; to sink into silence
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
garden (esp. with trees); park
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment