pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to get slightly dirty (all over)
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
display window; shop window
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
rather; better; instead; if anything
now; the present time; just now; another; more
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
in the future; another day; later
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker