failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
non-ego (philosophy); not-self
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
sense of the vanity of life; perception of the evanescence of life
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
to recall; to remember; to recollect
something; some kind of; for some reason
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to feel; to sense; to experience
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to be surprised; to be astonished
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
single word; a few words; brief comment
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
always; constantly; constancy; eternity; permanent residence
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to