right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
military service; combat experience
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed