air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
decision; determination; resolution
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
belief; faith; conviction
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to shake one's head (in denial)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
flash (of light); glint; schiller
great hurry; great haste; rush
central part; heart (of a city)
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit