on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
time; hour; period; class
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to rule; to govern; to administer
call; summons; convening; convocation
forevermore; for eternity
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to serve; to work for; to attend
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
work; business; company; study
interior; inside; internal
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
duty; function; office; mission; task
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
process; course; mechanism