Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
Tieguanyin (variety of oolong tea)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
environment; circumstance
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
round shape; circle; circular form
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to smile (at); to grin (at)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
real experience; actual observations
to be helpful; to be useful
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
region; limits; stage; level
to think of; to come up with
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to increase; to add to; to augment
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated