exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to be silent; to say nothing
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
although I say; although one might say; although called
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
conviction; belief; confidence
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
don't worry about it; forget about it
that is to say; so that means
no loss or gain; coming out even
something like ...; something called ...
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
several times; a few times
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
had better ...; had better not ...
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
way; method; means; resource; course
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
accurate; correct; precise; exact