aorta; important traffic route
disease; illness; disorder; condition; ailment
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
sublime; noble; high-minded
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
revealing talk; insider talk; inside story
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
stirring; slight movement
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
interception; monitoring; tapping
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
government management; state management
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
ability; capability; skill
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
strategy meeting; council of war
to remain; to stay (somewhere)