stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
please; somehow or other; one way or another
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to succeed; to bear fruit
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
relatively; comparatively
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to slide out; to glide out; to slip out
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to talk; to chat; to chatter
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
how; in what way; how about
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of