drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
name; given name; first name
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be silent; to say nothing
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
every place; various places
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
scale; scope; plan; structure
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
viewpoint; point of view; way of understanding; way of appreciating; how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very