to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
you could say; you might say; verging on the
work; business; company; study
to get one's head around; to think about
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
exactly as stated; verbatim
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
beyond that point; after that
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
silence; stillness; quietness
silence (not speaking); muteness
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
royal castle; imperial castle
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)