wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
but; however; provided that
longtooth grouper (Epinephelus bruneus)
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
war; fighting; fierce competition
sorry; excuse me; thank you
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
government; administration
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
body; group; party; company; troupe
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
prize money; monetary award; reward
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency