to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
fifth day of the month; five days
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to overflow from something full
straggling; falling behind; being left behind; falling behind the ranks; falling out of line
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
for a while; for some time; for a period
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
abbreviated form of a Chinese character; simplified character; acronym; abbreviation
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to be found; to be discovered
pointing out; identification
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
contradiction; inconsistency
clear; distinct; evident; definite
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
connection; link; relationship
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes