to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
large number (of); many; majority
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
king and princes; noble rank
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to have dealings with; to be involved in
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
patriarch; head of a family
troubled times; turbulent times
mutation; change; vicissitude
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
means; method; art; magic
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to join together; to combine; to join up
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
demon; daemon (in Unix, etc.)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that