to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
incident; affair; happening; event
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
for example; for instance; e.g.
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
Gaia (Greek goddess); Gaea
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
preface; introduction; preamble
to emphasize; to attach importance to
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)