to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to squash; to crush; to flatten
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
tool; implement; means; furniture
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
materials; data; document
based on; on the basis of
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
to become famous; to make a name for oneself
absurd; nonsensical; ridiculous; idiotic; laughable; ludicrous
unsupported; unfounded; nonsense
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
product; produce; result; fruit
reality; actuality; hard fact
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
fabrication; lie; fiction
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
most part; greater part; majority
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at