discipline; punishment; reprimand
the other day; a few days ago
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
penalty; sentence; punishment
weariness with life; world-weariness; pessimism
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
outlet (for water, gas, etc.); market (for goods); outlet; outlet (for one's feelings, energy, etc.); vent
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
killing two birds with one stone
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
speaking voice; talking voice
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
loitering on the way; wayside grass
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to be palatable; to suit one's taste