to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
government body; government agency
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
magic sword; cursed sword
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
worldly affairs; everyday affairs; common cares; routine work; daily chores
level ground; horizon; field of view
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
training; practice; drilling; honing (one's skills); cultivation (e.g. of knowledge); improvement
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
natural; intrinsic; from birth
contradiction; inconsistency
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to continue to do; to persist in doing
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to seem (very) proud; to be inflated with pride
motive power; driving force
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
late winter; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
silence (not speaking); muteness
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
form; shape; figure; morph
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit