lower layer;  layer beneath;  lower strata (classes)
 historic ruins (remains, relics);  archeological site
 central part;  heart (of a city)
 ground;  earth;  the solid earth;  the (vast) land
 to go through;  to pierce;  to run through (e.g. a river through a city);  to pass through;  to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.);  to carry out
 (a) little;  somewhat;  somehow
 this time;  now;  next time;  another time;  recently;  lately
 in this way;  thus;  such;  uh...
 may;  might;  perhaps;  may be;  possibly
 to dedicate;  to make an offering;  to supply;  to store;  to finish;  to bring to a close;  to restore (something to its place)
 place;  situation;  position;  location
 to discover;  to find (e.g. an error in a book);  to locate;  to find (e.g. something missing);  to be used to seeing;  to be familiar with
 to write down;  to note;  to jot down;  to remember
 perfect;  complete;  flawless
 that is to say;  that is;  in short;  in brief;  clogging;  obstruction;  shrinkage
 to push up;  to force up;  to pressure one's superiors;  to burst out (of emotions, etc.);  to fill one's heart
 furthermore;  again;  after all;  more and more;  moreover;  even more
 to let fly;  to make fly;  to skip over;  to leave out;  to run fast;  to drive fast;  to spray
 to be conceivable that;  to be thinkable that
 just above;  right overhead
 singing voice;  (sound of) singing
 hometown;  rural township (of China)
 to;  for;  in order to;  for;  as for;  regarding
 particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
 to cross over;  to cross;  to pass through;  to exceed;  to surpass;  to be more (than)
 until (a time);  till;  to (a place or person);  as far as;  to (an extent);  up to
 what;  how many;  many;  a lot of;  several;  a few
 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 come (spatially or temporally);  to approach;  to come back;  to do ... and come back;  to come to be;  to become
 probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.);  don't (doesn't) intend to;  intend not to;  must not;  (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
 year;  counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school);  period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
 that;  that thing;  that person;  then;  that time;  that place (over there);  down there (i.e. one's genitals)
 precisely;  exactly;  plumb;  damn;  stupid;  cursed
 yes;  yeah;  hum;  hmmm;  oof
 yes;  indeed;  ha!;  what?;  huh?;  sigh
 what!;  oh;  what the heck;  what the;  damn
 here;  this place;  this point;  here;  these past ... (e.g. three years);  these last ...