it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
irrational (line of) argument
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
military family; warrior class
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
essence; true nature; substance; reality
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to become pale; to turn pale
to watch over; to watch attentively
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
minimum; at the very least
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan