to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
street at night; making a night journey
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
everyday life; daily life
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
hidden room; secret chamber
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
skill; dexterity; master hand
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
something like ...; something called ...
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
having been told something so often that one is fed up with it
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
religious organization; religious organisation
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
to brush off; to shake off
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered