leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
(punishment by) striking with fists
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
way (of doing); manner; method; means
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
objection; dissent; protest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
contract; compact; agreement
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to be silent; to say nothing
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
power; authority; jurisdiction
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to push aside; to brush aside
regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time