wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
crucial; critical; vital; core
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
supreme; sublime; highest
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
insatiable; untiring; persistent
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
phrase; phrase; strawberry
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
a long time ago; long ago
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right