difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
such; this sort of; like this
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
(some) more; even more; longer; further
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
major incident; major happening; big scandal
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
troublesome; annoying; complicated
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
environment; circumstance
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least