to order; to command; to appoint
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
mysterious power of words to alter reality
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
form; shape; figure; visage
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
literally; to the letter; literal
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
-less; lacking; non-existing
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
hostility; animosity; enmity
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
until now; so far; up to the present
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
just because; even if; even though
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of