things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
in that way; thus; so; so?
chance (of success); odds
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
beginning; outset; first; onset
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to compete with; to vie for
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
than; from; out of; except; but; more
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects