but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
in comparison to; rather than
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at least; at most; (even) just
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
boy; son; baby boy; young man
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to give; to do (something) for
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
consequence; outcome; result; blame
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless