simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to recall; to remember; to recollect
all; entire; whole; altogether
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
very likely; very probable
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to some extent; to a certain extent
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to throw into; to toss into
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!