to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
People's Republic of China
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
(religious) faith; belief; creed
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
nothing but; none other than
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
guess; speculation; supposition
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
taking something as absolute truth; regarding something as absolute
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede