Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
position; location; base; point; site
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
charcoal; charred remains
to kill; to choke the life out of
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to rule; to govern; to administer
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
to be able to see far into the distance; to have good long-distance vision
clouds and haze; swarm (of people); throng; (flee) like the wind; (run) out of sight
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
one after another; in rapid succession
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
final; eventual; ultimate
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
change; transformation; inversion