grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
scene; spectacle; sight; view
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
horizon (related to land)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
still; even now; to this day
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
ability score (as in RPGs); attribute value
rising; ascending; climbing
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
how many years; how long; what year
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to jump up and down; to hop
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
how long; how far; how much
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
with these words; while saying