to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
application; request; petition
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to threaten; to make threats
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
in that way; thus; so; so?
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
ago; since; before; previous
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to be needed; to be wanted
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
(police) detective; criminal matter
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
high (government) official
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
of no interest; not interested
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
as a child; when one was a child; childhood