worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to like; to love; to be fond of
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
still (continuing); as ever; further
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
large amount of money; great cost
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots; VIPs
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
maintenance; preservation; improvement
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
wish; desire; request; prayer
gossip; corner of the mouth
drama; play; powerful drug
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
long ago; a long time ago; already