bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
thought; idea; conception
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
time; hour; period; class
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
at least; at most; (even) just
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show