to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
that's the way it is; such is life
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
(some) more; even more; longer; further
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
than; from; out of; except; but; more
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
beginning; outset; first; onset
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
please; somehow or other; one way or another
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very