striking; remarkable; considerable
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
reason; cause; circumstances
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to establish; to formulate
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
much less; to say nothing of
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
number of copies; circulation
prohibition of sale; ban on sale
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
real thing; original; actual
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
the study or science of religion; religious studies
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
religious issue; religious problem; religious question
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
advocate; defender; champion; backer
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
justice; fairness; impartiality
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)