wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
for example; for instance; e.g.
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
human relations; personal relationships
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
about; on; regarding; per; for every
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
how; in what way; how about
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
negative emotions; negative feelings
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out