compensation; equivalent value; consideration
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
nothing but; none other than
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
so; like this; in this way
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
one's long-cherished desire
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
daredevil; foolhardy warrior; hotspur
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to turn completely into; to become completely
on countless occasions; many a time
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
respect and affection; love and respect
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
clear solution; clean decision
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
reaching; attaining; arrival
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
pulsation; pulsatory motion
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)