elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
contradiction; inconsistency
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
useless resistance; vain struggle
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
having said that; be that as it may
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
last night; yesterday evening
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)