hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
repentance; confession; penitence
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
sex slave; sexual slavery
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
freedom; free man; free woman
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
testimony; (verbal) evidence
entreaty; supplication; petition
even though; despite; notwithstanding
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
royal capital; imperial capital
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
of course; certainly; naturally
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death