cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
to be constricted; to tighten (in the middle); to narrow
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
contours of one's body; figure
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
place to put something; storage space
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
and then; and so; and; so then
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
straight-laced person; stubborn person
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
premarital sexual relations
custom; habit; customary practice