start; commencement; beginning; initiation
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
feeling; sense; impression
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
although I say; although one might say; although called
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
journal; magazine; periodical
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to talk; to chat; to chatter
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
opening and shutting; opening and closing
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability