fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
existence; being; presence
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
Ireland (country); Republic of Ireland; Éire; Ireland (island)
hometown; rural township (of China)
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
depths (of an art, one's mind, etc.); heart; inner mysteries; profound; deep; esoteric
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
snake; serpent; large snake
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
founder; originator; pioneer
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished