wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
to hand (over); to deliver in person
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
turmoil; chaos; confusion
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to give an impression; to make an impression
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
great success; huge success
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
poisonous; toxic; addictiveness
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
mesh; grid; highlight in the hair; streaked hair
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
visitor from afar; joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms