to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
grasp; catch; understanding
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
some book; book about that subject; books
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
time; season; period; phase; stage
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; (public) hearing
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
fortune-telling; divination
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
sharing; division; draw; tie
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
to overdo; to do too much
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)