almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
down to earth; reasonable
to some extent; to a certain extent
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
to approach; to draw near
whispering into a person's ear
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
don't worry; no worries; never mind
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
abusive language; violent language; wild words
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post