the person in question; the person themselves; said person
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
it's been a long time; long time no see
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
after that; afterwards; thereafter
collision; bumping into; head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
-less; lacking; non-existing
control; management (e.g. of a business)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
one lump; one body; one group
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
author; writer; novelist; artist
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
plagiarism; plagiarised work
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
research funds (expenses)
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
as (for); for; in the capacity of
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)