audience; attendance; hearers
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to summon; to get used to call
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
region; limits; stage; level
to rain (drops on the large side); to go to pieces; to be taken apart
all present; all concerned; all of us
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
conflict; fighting each other
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to do in earnest; to concentrate on; to apply one's mind to
equality; impartiality; evenness
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
pair; the two; both persons; both things
accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
how many people; a number of people
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
in the future; another day; later
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
walking speed; walking pace
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
conversely; on the contrary
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over