supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
difficult to ...; hard to ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
number one; first; best; most; game; round
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
on the occasion of; at the time of
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
myself; yourself; I; me; you
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
should; must; -able; probably; likely
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good