road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to knock down; to utterly defeat
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
flapping of wings; wingbeat; flap; flutter
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
no need to guess; certainly
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
pillar of fire; blazing column
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
to run out (e.g. of the room)
chestnut (horse coat color)
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
difficulty of finding employment (due to a job shortage)
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
bygones; the past; past event
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
each place; various places
calm before the storm; lull before the storm
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all living creatures
to feel depressed; to be down
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
watering can; watering pot; sprinkling can