to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
around the world; throughout the world
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
spirit residing in the ground
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
senior; elder; person older than oneself
erudition; extensive learning
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
otherwise; if not; or else
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to add (to); to add on; to append
erotomania; sexual obsession; sexual maniac
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to take off one's clothes; to undress
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
drunkard; heavy drinker; boozer
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
how; in what way; by what means
to chase; to run after; to pursue
contradiction; inconsistency
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
military officer; naval officer