this is why; this means; it is the case that
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
newton (N) (SI unit of force); Newton (Sir Isaac)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
shock therapy; shock treatment
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(social) class; rank; grade
common people; ordinary people; masses
to be needed; to be wanted
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
to have meaning; to be meaningful
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
symbol; emblem; mental image; representation; idea
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
thought; idea; conception
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
rope; cord; policeman's rope
dragon-head gargoyle; gutter spout
crown; diadem; bottle cap
again (and again); once again; yet again
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
meaning; connotation; denotation
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
law of cause and effect; principle of causality
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to tumble down; to roll down
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation