to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
to gain fame; to make one's name
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)
fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water-based paint); (laboratory) flask
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to drop; to let fall; to omit
genuine article; real thing; real deal
(arch.) charmed and cursed; something that bewilders; something that leads one astray; the work of demons
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
to wring the neck; to strangle
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
purification of the six roots of perception
liberation from earthly desires and the woes of man; deliverance of one's soul; moksha; mukti; vimukti
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to repent; to be penitent
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
saving the world; promoting national welfare
name of God (esp. in Christian contexts); name of Christ
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
that's true; of course; obviously
(for the) first time in one's life
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
revealing something that was foreshadowed earlier in the story
one breath; chug!; drink!