to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
pale; pallid; bluish-white
on top of a tall building; balcony; upper floor
(how) many times; (how) often
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
had better ...; had better not ...
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
Jesus (Christ); Christianity; Christian
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
healthy; sound; wholesome
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to order; to command; to appoint
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
while alive; during one's lifetime
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
that; the matter in question
high priest; virtuous monk; holy man; reverend; venerable
discovery; detection; finding
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
to repeat; to do over again
question; inquiry; enquiry
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
how; in what way; in what manner
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)