to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to be transparent; to show through
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to be enraged; to flip out
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
resentment; indignation; anger
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
respect and affection; love and respect
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
mysteries of one's master's art; robes and a bowl (monk's key possessions auctioned off at his funeral); (fig.) transmission of the dharma from master to disciple (in Zen)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
this place; where one comes from; here
very interesting; of great interest
opposite side; other side; other party
one's later years; final years (in life)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up