all; entire; whole; altogether
simply; merely; only; solely
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
expression; look; countenance; face
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
man; male; masculine gender
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
name; given name; first name
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
one by one; one at a time; in turn
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally