peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
sharp sighted; easily awakened
perception; sensation; awareness
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
abandoned child; foundling
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
information; experience; knowledge; observation
penalty; sentence; punishment
clear one's name; redeem oneself; clear (vindicate) one's honor (reputation)
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to thrust away; to send flying
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to be pregnant; to be with child
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden