speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
strict observance of the Buddhist commandment that all priests should be celibate
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
suspension of water supply; water outage
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
those (near the second person)
to stick it out (until the end)
outward appearance; apparent
opposite; reverse; contrary
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
blow; shock; strike; batting
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute