will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
prejudice; bias; distorted view
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
eccentric; crank; oddball
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
protecting (someone); defending; standing up for
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
bill (at a restaurant); check
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
last week; the week before
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
previous engagement; prior contract
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to take off one's clothes; to undress
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
animal or carnal desires; lust
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
strip show; striptease; stripping; removing one's clothes; strip (e.g. of wood)