to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
study; learning; tutorial
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
fertile; rich; productive
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
several times; once or twice
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
complexion; colour; color; blood red
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
(distant) howling; backbiting
now that; since; so long as; because
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
surrounding at a distance
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly