to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
that day; the very same day
together; mutually; fellow
river; stream; River; the ... river
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
adverse circumstances; adversity
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
pride; dignity; self-respect
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
having a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
in comparison to; rather than
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something