appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
scarcity of eligible men; difficulty for a woman to find a man; man shortage
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
hello; good day; good afternoon
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
just a minute; small quantity
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to dye; to colour; to color
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
piece; fragment; one (object)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand