distant look; faraway look
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
contradiction; inconsistency
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to be on the right track; to go well
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
two times; twice; two degrees
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
personification; impersonation; embodiment
bright red; crimson lotus flower
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to live through; to survive
many; a lot; much; multitude
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
first meeting; first interview with
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely