to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
personification; anthropomorphization
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
mental; spiritual; emotional
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
distant place; faraway location; far away
to approach; to draw near
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in