reliance; trust; faith; confidence
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
synopsis; precis; summary; gist; outline
scriptures; canon; teaching guide
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
influence (on someone); inspiration
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
not necessarily so; is not always true
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to move forward; to move on
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
different opinion; objection
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
damp; moist (negative nuance)
military law; martial law; tactics; strategy
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to thrust before; to thrust at
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with