long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
March; third month of the lunar calendar
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
advertising department; public relations department; PR department
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
how many people; a number of people
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
just a minute; small quantity
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of