remote past; far ago; time immemorial
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
I see; that's right; indeed
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
society; the world; the times
convenient; handy; useful
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
meaning; significance; sense
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
pride; boast; credit (to)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
tool; implement; means; furniture
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number