poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to prove one's innocence; to clear oneself of a false accusation
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
in the end; on top of that
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
in proportion to; just as much as
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
massing (of troops); gathering
orders; instructions; directive; command
to smash; to break into pieces
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
to knit one's brows; to frown
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous