untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
long; drawn-out; very long
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
very interesting; of great interest
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
technical skill; ability; capacity
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
you could say; you might say; verging on the
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
development; exploitation
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
had better ...; had better not ...
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to stop walking; to pause
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
next; secondly; subsequently
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
correction; rectification; mending; repair
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)