recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
the big two...; two major...; two main...
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
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
body; group; party; company; troupe
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
gradually; by degrees; the sight of a tall soaring rock; crying; weeping
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
surroundings; environs; circumference
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
(something) despised; (something) made light of
starry night; starlight night
low grade; inferiority; coarseness; vulgarity
all creation; all nature; all the universe
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
third principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; downward stroke
all things in nature; the whole creation
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
depiction; description; portrayal
(a) few; (a) little; trifling; insignificant; small (amount); scarce (stocks)
purity measure for gold; karat; carat; personality of a person born under the element of fire
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation