to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to have a talk; to tell a story
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
depravity; corruption; degradation
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
X; x; unknown quantity; an unknown
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
name; given name; first name
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
trial; judgement; judgment
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)