far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
gender; distinction of sex; sex
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
consideration; taking into account
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
such; like that; that sort of; very
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
calm; composed; cool; quiet
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
job; work; duties; trade; skill