inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
conditionally; with conditions attached
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
armchair theory; impracticable theory
another; different; something else
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
success or failure; outcome; result
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
hegemony; leadership; initiative
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
to incur someone's enmity
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to talk (a person) down; to confute
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
preparatory phase; preparatory period
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
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)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
match; game; bout; contest
to lose one's way; to be at a loss
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
festival; feast; carnival
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics