to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
drama; play; Chinese opera
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long