manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
region; limits; stage; level
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
fire and water; flooding and fire
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
deed; act; work; performance
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
strained (argument, interpretation, etc.); farfetched (theory, view, etc.); forced; laboured; twisted (reasoning)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
successive generations; successive emperors
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
somewhere to go; place to go
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
now that; since; so long as; because
supply; provision; service; supply
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause