stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
and then; and so; and; so then
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
clergyman; churchman; clergy
halo (esp. in Christian art); nimbus
cross; crossed; cruciform
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
study; diligence; discount; reduction
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive