middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
fair exchange; equivalent exchange; exchange of equal value
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
essence; true nature; substance; reality
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
after a long time; for the first time in a while
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
manners; behavior; behaviour
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to jar; to creak; to grate
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
stopping functioning; being out of service
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of