actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
first meeting; first interview with
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
famous scene (e.g. in a movie or play)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
really; truly; indeed; good grief
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)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to ask; to enquire; to query
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
by myself; in person; by oneself
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
erotic humiliation; sexual humiliation; deliberate provocation of shame or embarrassment for erotic pleasure
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
number one; first; best; most; game; round