various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
poorly made article; defective article; Gautama Buddha
nod; inclination of the head
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
sudden change; sudden turn
festival merrymaking; revelry
hereditary system; hereditary succession
to bring someone to grief; to give someone hell
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
casual speech; peer language; informal language
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
tolerance; broad-mindedness
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable