rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
story; tale; talk; discussion
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to shout (in anger); to yell
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
matter for the police; brush with the law
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
three; three years of age
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)