spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
... years old; age (of) ...
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
thousands; several thousand
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
direct control; direct supervision
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
considerably; greatly; a lot
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to be too numerous; to be too much
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion