on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
is something that; is that which
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
don't you think?; indicates question
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
such; like that; that sort of
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)