far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
that; the matter in question
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
terrain; geographical features; topography
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
contrived; false-sounding
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
I told you so; you see that?
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be overcome with emotion
(small) stone; rock; pebble
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
scale; scope; plan; structure
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
mystery; mysteriousness; secret