birth; creation; formation
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
personal appearance; character; personality
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
personality; character; individuality; personhood
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
making one's best exertions
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
large number (of); many; majority
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of