weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
triangle (musical instrument); triangle (shape)
anything and everything; just about everything
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
every year; yearly; annually
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance