all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
another thing; exception; special case
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
failure to think of the long term leads to grief in the short term
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to be bewildered; to be perplexed