to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
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)
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
interior; inside; internal
any more; any further; any better; any longer
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to boost; to force up; to push up
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible