year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
when it becomes; when it comes to
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
already; now; no longer; not any more
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
entreaty; supplication; petition
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
way out; means to escape; escape route
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
stay of execution; suspended sentence
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to increase; to add to; to augment
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam