leadership; initiative; spearhead
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
national border; provincial border
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
banning of books; banned book
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
love and believe in; intimacy
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick