rigid (stereotypical) thinking that adheres to preconceived notions
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
all times and places; all ages and countries
many; a lot; much; multitude
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
participation; joining; entry; adherence
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
utmost limits; extremity; limit
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
fabric (pattern) of human relationships
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude