very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
normalcy; normality; normal
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
until now; so far; up to the present
should; must; -able; probably; likely
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to be born; to come into the world
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to hide; to keep to oneself
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to be enraged; to flip out
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
long ago; already; a long time ago
quickly; swiftly; already; before; long time ago
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
mythical two-tailed monster cat
either way; in any case; one way or another
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
distant look; faraway look