the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
foreign enemy; outside invader
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
distant; remote; isolated
possession; retention; maintenance
orders; instructions; directive; command
(exercising) the right to command
secretary-general; director
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
outsider; someone outside of a group
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)