work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
way; method; means; (technical) specification
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
library (usu. single-room); small library
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
banning of books; banned book
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
contract; compact; agreement
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
rising; ascending; climbing
to concern; to be related
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence