statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
how; in what way; how about
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
with a friendly grin; smilingly
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder