first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
place; situation; position; location
bedside; near one's pillow
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe; to govern; to manage; to control
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
this world; this life; world of the living
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also