to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
remembrance; recollection; recognition
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
another thing; exception; special case
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
tradition; legend; folklore
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
while; during (the time when)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
not yet known; unknown; strange
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
staying behind; remaining; residual
enshrinement; installation (of an image)