to surround; to crowd around
putting into operation; invocation
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
spread; span; expanse; extent
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
finishing blow; coup de grâce
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
nature; property; disposition
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 house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to bury; to embed; to implant
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
it's not like; it isn't as if
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that