but; however; provided that
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
survival; survivor; relic
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
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)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
not limited to; not just ...
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to push aside; to brush aside
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling