cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
settlement; solution; resolution
monks who practise austerity to the point of death and mummification
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
plume; ornamental feather
courting; wooing; making advances
decoration; ornament; trimmings
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
one cause; one reason; one factor
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
why; how; for what reason
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
to accept; to receive; to agree
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
curse; spell; malediction
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction