self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
self-styled Zen philosophy; sciolism; dabbling in Zen
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
ambiguous; obscure; equivocal
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
difficult to ...; hard to ...
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
reading matter; reading material
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
difficult to ...; hard to ...
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
punishment; judgement; judgment
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to mind; to care; to worry
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
suggestion; hint; implication
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on