futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to read the situation; to sense the mood
anything and everything; just about everything
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
intelligence or information network
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
environment; circumstance
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush