idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
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)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
100,000; hundred thousand
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
tattling; telling on (someone)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms