to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to explain; to dispel doubts
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
the West; the Occident; Western countries
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
directions; instructions; orders; command
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
still; even now; to this day
Islamic state (state where shari'a law is enforced); Islamic country
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
idealistic thought (argument)
each individual; each person
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
in the same way as; just like
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
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 pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
self-affirmation; self-approval
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
quotation; citation; reference
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally