interest; rights; concession
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
(political) power; authority; influence
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
crops; agricultural produce
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
burning at the stake; burning to death
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
head of a monastic institution; abbot; prior; abbess; prioress; mother superior
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
woollen fabric; woollen cloth
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
name of God (esp. in Christian contexts); name of Christ
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
interval; break; pause; spare moment
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
meditation; contemplation
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
simmer; bubble out; flow out
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
uncontrollable; irrepressible
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam
light; faint; pale; fleeting