to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
setting a place; setting the table
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
still; even now; to this day
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
is something that; is that which
much less; to say nothing of
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
another time; some other time
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
two persons; two people; pair; couple
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...