as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
precognitive dream; foresight dream; prophetic dream
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
water's edge; beach; shore
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
war; fighting; fierce competition
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
in this manner; in this way; like this
I see; that's right; indeed
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
until now; so far; up to the present
to be silent; to say nothing
to say; to tell; to state; to do