scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
you could say; you might say; verging on the
sincere; earnest; serious
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to subsist; to keep on living
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
manners; behavior; behaviour
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
sweet voice; seductive voice
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
violent emotion; passion; fury
inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down