to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
general idea; concept; notion
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
personal; individual; private
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
a long, long time ago; very long ago
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
to live through; to survive
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
bell pepper (esp. green); green pepper; sweet pepper; capsicum