chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
in this way; thus; such; uh...
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
please; somehow or other; one way or another
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
serious; not joking; straight
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble