that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
had better ...; had better not ...
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
explanation; interpretation
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
speech; expression; wording; language
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to be silent; to say nothing
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
departure; leaving; starting; standing
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
settlement; solution; resolution
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
difficult to ...; hard to ...
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
witty (happy, apt) remark; well-worded saying; epigram; aphorism
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to be infected; to be contagious
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to look around; to survey
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
Southern School (of Chinese painting)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem