beginning; outset; first; onset
preface; introduction; preamble
to put on airs; to assume importance
rather; better; instead; if anything
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to have a talk; to tell a story
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
magician; conjurer; illusionist
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
story of one's experiences
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
handbook; instruction book; manual
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example