by itself; automatically; naturally
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
hostile nature; inimical character
the Trinity; three parts; three components; three factors
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
blood concentration; blood level
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to arrive; to come to pass
reflection in a mirror; reflected image; inverse (of a point); mirror image
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
situation; developments; outcome
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
the touch of; feel of; texture
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that