recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
progress; advance; improvement; development
liberation from earthly desires and the woes of man; deliverance of one's soul; moksha; mukti; vimukti
will not do; do not; does not
nirvana; supreme enlightenment; death; death of Buddha
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
as; because; with; due to
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings; happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
how; in what way; how about
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
I see; that's right; indeed
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
accountability; being held accountable
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
something like ...; something called ...
to cut corners; to be shoddy
compliance (with laws and ordinances)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance