poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
society; the world; the times
study; learning; tutorial
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old