wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
doing whatever one pleases
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
clergyman; churchman; clergy
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
event; phenomenon; matter
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
having ended; being resolved
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
(period of) a year; during an era
scenery; scene; landscape
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)