plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
pragmatism; functionalism; practicality; being intended for practical purposes
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
filling in (e.g. between speakers at a meeting, acts at a show); material used to fill in (between speeches at a meeting, etc.); anecdote
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
trembling from fear; trembling all over
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way