goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to have a talk; to tell a story
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
with a start; with a jump
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
heart; guts; nerve; central part
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate