scriptures; canon; teaching guide
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
garden (esp. with trees); park
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
true state; actual condition; reality
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to talk; to chat; to chatter
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
skill; dexterity; master hand
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
serious error; gross mistake
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to take to task; to take it out on
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
extermination; annihilation
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)