background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
mistake; error; discrepancy; discrepancy between one's actions and intentions
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
great person; eminent figure
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
chaste wife; faithful wife
loyal retainer; loyal subject
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
unfairness; injustice; partiality
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
pair; the two; both persons; both things
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
essence; kernel; spirit; pith
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to melt together; to blend together
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to appear; to reveal; to show
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill