at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
too much; excessively; too
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
having said that; on the other hand
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
deposit (esp. on renting a house); security money; bond payment; guarantee
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
belief that human nature is fundamentally good
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
offender; criminal; culprit
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing