sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
foreign; abroad; overseas
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
knowing; (an) acquaintance
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
at that time; in those days
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
story; tale; talk; discussion
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
letter; missive; note; mail
private affairs; personal matter
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone