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)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
now; the present time; just now; another; more
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
so; like this; in this way
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
no!; no no!; no, not at all
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
problematical statement; controversial statement
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest