direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
both; both sides; both parties
how; in what way; how about; questionable
fantastical idea; fanciful notion; bizarre thought
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
long (time that has passed); old (story)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
selection; choice; option
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
to chase; to run after; to pursue
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means