now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
myself; yourself; I; me; you
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
had better ...; had better not ...
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
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)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to recall; to remember; to recollect
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
talking while standing; standing around talking
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble