to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
wandering people; nomadic tribe
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to throw open; to leave open
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
joke; witticism; pleasantry; attempt at humour; attempt at humor
preliminary test or trial; tryout
surely (not); certainly (not)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
to jest; to clown (around)
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
head over heels; headlong; head first
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
immortal; undying; indestructible
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
detached; aloof; indifferent
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
utmost limit; extremity; result