root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
form; shape; figure; visage
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
unsupported; unfounded; nonsense
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
leaping through time; time travel
existence; possession; having; limited company
existence; possession; having; limited company
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be silent; to say nothing
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
already; now; no longer; not any more
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
curtain; hanging; bunting
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to talk; to chat; to chatter