to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
had better ...; had better not ...
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
leaving or staying; (one's) course of action; (one's) position; (one's) attitude
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
line; queue; procession; matrix
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party