fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
alien (from another planet)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
bright red; crimson lotus flower
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
hidden treasure; treasured article
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly