careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
thought; consideration; thinking
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
being all smiles with joy
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
clearing one's throat; cough
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged