just because; even if; even though
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
negative personality; asocial type
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
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
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
being in love with each other
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
opinion; intention; thought
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
to care for someone; to look after someone
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
loveable; very likeable; like very much
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
had better ...; had better not ...
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
should; must; -able; probably; likely
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-