to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
(dead) body; corpse; remains
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
solution; solution strategy
sacrifice; sacrificial animal
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
construction; establishment
how much; how many; to what extent
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
great cause; moral law; justice
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
everybody; every last one of them; all
anything and everything; just about everything
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire