something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
beginning; outset; first; onset
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
name; given name; first name
originally; by nature; from the start
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
university student; college student
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
book; volume; this; present; main; head
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
calamity; disaster; accident
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to face; to go towards; to head towards
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally