wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
lately; recently; nowadays
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
quotation; citation; reference
pronunciation; production of sound
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
very; much; greatly; a lot of
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
nothing; nil; naught; nought
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
generalization; generalisation; popularization; to generalize; to generalise; to popularize
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to intend; to be sure that
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
religious history; history of religion
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
popular name; common name; given name
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
considerably; fairly; quite
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
duty; function; office; mission; task
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)