close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
instruction; teaching; guidance; informing
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
pack of lies; complete fabrication; all lies
sacred books; sutras; scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)
to attract interest; to capture attention
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to revere as a god; to worship as a god; to deify
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
reform; reformation; reorganization