seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
Xiongnu (ancient Central Asian nomadic people associated with the Huns)
going through; going via; going by way of
horse tack; horse gear; harness
active; positive; progressive
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
but; however; provided that
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
farming; agriculture; cultivation
transport; transportation
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
use; utilization; utilisation; application
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
metal fittings; metal fixtures
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
originally; by nature; from the start
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
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