to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
too (much); overly; excessively
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
confidence; trust; faith; credit
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
regulars; regular soldiers
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
military strength; military personnel
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to gather; to collect; to assemble
people; men and women; each person; everybody
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling