what kind of; what sort of; what
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
otherwise; if not; or else
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to gather; to collect; to assemble
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica); spotted laurel; lush, green tree
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
if so; in that case; in that situation
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
senior high school; high school
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
else; in addition; besides
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that's the way it is; such is life
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity