rash assumption; hasty conclusion
pleasant feeling; good vibes
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
reigning; controlling; dictating
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
clergyman; churchman; clergy
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
wickedness; evil; calamity; disaster
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
follower; attendant; valet; servant
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
to turn round; to face about; to turn about