generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
else; in addition; besides
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
what kind of; what sort of; what
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
such; like that; that sort of
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)