coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
impossible; unlikely; improbable
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
in comparison to; rather than
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
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...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
together; at the same time; same; identical
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to look down on; to make light of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to fight to the bitter end
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
time; hour; period; class
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour