to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
action of making something; -ification
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to exclude (somebody); to ignore; to keep in the dark; to leave out of the loop
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
material (data) for one's research; research material
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
March; third month of the lunar calendar
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
it's not like; it isn't as if