status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
people; men and women; each person; everybody
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
living thing; living creature; animal; life
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
(within a) territory; domains
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument