to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
news; word; tidings; omen
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
chief; main; principal; important
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
for example; for instance; e.g.
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
scripture; passage from scripture
long; drawn-out; very long
next; secondly; subsequently
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
main question; real issue at hand
relation; connection; relevance
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to add; to write a postscript
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
impiety; unbelief; infidelity
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
praise; glorification; extolment
when; at what moment; what time
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience