falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
the eight precepts (the five precepts with the addition of prohibitions against lying in a luxurious bed, self-decoration, song and dance, and eating after noon)
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
emotional scars; mental trauma
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
Asian mist (illegal maneuver); (arch.) evil fog
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
one's share; one's portion
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
blackish; darkish; dark; dusky
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
a push; another effort; one more effort
choices; alternatives; options
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
phantom; vision; illusion
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
fart; gas; wind; worthless thing; insignificant thing
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
very likely; very probable
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
another dimension; different level; whole other level
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed