confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
omen; sign; notice; indication
(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
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to make an appeal; to urge
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
had better ...; had better not ...
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
outsider; someone outside of a group
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to smile (at); to grin (at)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
silence (not speaking); muteness
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
clearly; distinctly; vividly
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any