talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
than; from; out of; except; but; more
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident