to use and then throw away
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to write down; to record; to register
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
never mind!; don't worry about it
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better