what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to talk; to chat; to chatter
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
such; like that; that sort of
not caring; not giving a damn
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
close; intimate; on good terms
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
that is to say; so that means
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
since when; from when; how long
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
what kind of; what sort of; what
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign