close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
news of someone's death; obituary
possible; likely; probable
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
duty; obligation; responsibility
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
spread of rumours (esp. to influence stock prices); spread of rumors
in the end; on top of that
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
village; hamlet; settlement
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
connection; link; relationship
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel