although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
button (clothing); push-button
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
having said that; on the other hand
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
done; just done; just finished
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount