ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
physical condition; state of health; shape
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
soon; shortly; before long
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
just right (time, size, length, etc.)