to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
copying (by hand); transcribing
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
story; tale; talk; discussion
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
to try to do; to attempt to do
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
process; course; mechanism
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
back street; back alley; off-street
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
while; during; while; although; all; both