to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
(humble) man; coarse man; rustic
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
in unison; as one; united
government office; agency; board
unruly horse; unmanageable horse; unbroken horse
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
twilight; dusk; faint light
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
polish; improvement; burnishing
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
to weaken (of willpower, solidarity, etc.); to lose one's edge; to become less tense; to become lax (of discipline, rules, etc.)
way of the sword; swordsmanship
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
equanimity; upeksa; upekkha