so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
then; and (then); in that case; if so
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
that day; the very same day
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
myself; yourself; I; me; you
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent