to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
for this very reason; that is exactly why
right to choose; a say; option
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
soon; shortly; before long
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
freedom; free man; free woman
after that; afterwards; thereafter
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
meaning; significance; sense
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
even more; still more; further
on and after; from ... onward; since
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence (not speaking); muteness
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
choosing between two things; two choices