look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
any more; any further; any better; any longer
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
feeling; sense; impression
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
so; like this; in this way
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
adds force or indicates command
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)