obstruction of business; interference with business
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
casual speech; peer language; informal language
belief; faith; conviction
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
should; must; -able; probably; likely
loveable; very likeable; like very much
scene; spectacle; sight; view
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry