messenger; envoy; emissary
sleepwalker; somnambulist
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
point of reference; reference point
talk; recital; narration; topic
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
medium; agency; carrier; vector; fomite
neutralization; neutralisation; neutralization (e.g. of a poison); counteraction
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
unqualified person; ineligible person; unsuitable person; incompetent person
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
death with dignity; natural death (as opposed to extending one's life unnaturally with life support)
deliberation; discussion; consideration
according to plan; as planned; on target
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
self-justification; excuse
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
to devise a plan; to work out a plan